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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary operation of a race track extension |
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location. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 179(e), Vernon's Civil Statues, is |
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amended by amending Section 6.15 to read as follows: |
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After an association has been granted a license to operate a |
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racetrack and before the completion of construction at the |
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designated place for which the license was issued, the commission |
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may, on application by the association, issue a temporary license |
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that permits the association to conduct races at a location in the |
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same county for a period expiring ten [two] years after the date of |
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issuance of the temporary license or on the completion of the |
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permanent facility, whichever occurs first. The commission may set |
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the conditions and standards for issuance of a temporary license |
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and allocation of appropriate race days. An applicant for a |
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temporary license must pay the application fees and must post the |
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bonds required of other licensees before the issuance of a |
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temporary license. After a temporary license has expired, no |
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individual, corporation, or association, nor any individual |
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belonging to a corporation or association which has been granted a |
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temporary license, may get an extension of the temporary license or |
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a new temporary license. |
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SECTION 2. The commission shall grant an extension of up to |
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eight years for any association currently in possession of a |
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temporary license as described in Section 1 of this bill. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |