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By: Seliger |
S.B. No. 1340 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2013; March 13, 2013, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; |
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April 9, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1; April 9, 2013, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1340 |
By: Ellis |
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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. Section 6.15, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statues), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.15. RACING AT TEMPORARY LOCATION. After an |
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association has been granted a license to operate a racetrack and |
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before the completion of construction at the designated place for |
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which the license was issued, the commission may, on application by |
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the association, issue a temporary license that permits the |
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association to conduct races at a location in the same county for a |
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period expiring six [two] years after the date of issuance of the |
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temporary license or on the completion of the permanent facility, |
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whichever occurs first. The commission may set the conditions and |
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standards for issuance of a temporary license and allocation of |
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appropriate race days. An applicant for a temporary license must |
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pay the application fees and must post the bonds required of other |
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licensees before the issuance of a temporary license. After a |
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temporary license has expired, no individual, corporation, or |
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association, nor any individual belonging to a corporation or |
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association which has been granted a temporary license, may get an |
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extension of the temporary license or a new temporary license. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Racing Commission shall grant an |
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extension of up to four years for any association currently in |
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possession of an unexpired temporary license as described in |
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Section 1 of this Act. |
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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. |
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