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Amend Floor Amendment No. 27 to CSHB 3 as follows:
(1) On page 2, strike lines 20 through 29 and replace as
follows:
(C) a nonprofit organization that:
(i) is organized under tribal law by a
federally recognized Indian tribe that is not subject to the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1166 et seq. and 25 U.S.C.
Section 2701 et seq.) and that exercised tribal authority over a
reservation, as defined by 25 U.S.C. Sections 731 and 1300g; and
(ii) is organized to perform and is engaged
primarily in performing charitable, benevolent, patriotic,
employment-related, or educational functions.
(2) On page 4, strike lines 26 through 29 and replace as
follows:
(b) An organization described by Subsection (a) may conduct
bingo activities only in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter in compliance with Sections 107(b) and 207(b), Ysleta del
Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indians Tribes of Texas
Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. Sections 737 and 1300g-(6)).
(3) On page 5, strike lines 1 through 5 and replace as
follows:
(c) A tribal organization conducting bingo under this
section shall collect from a person who wins a bingo prize of more
than $5.00 a fee in the amount of five percent of the amount or value
of the prize and remit the fee to the State of Texas in a manner
determined by the comptroller to provide funding for the public
school finance system.
(4) On page 13, strike lines 14 through 19 and replace as
follows:
(2) at a location that was owned by a licensed
authorized organization where bingo was authorized to be conducted
on January 1, 2005;
(3) under a license held by a licensed commercial
lessor whose license was in effect as of January 1, 2005, and whose
license has been in effect continuously since that date; and
(4) by an organization authorized under tribal law
pursuant to Occupations Code Section 2001.2015.