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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 679
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
GAMING/CASINO: Provides relative to the execution of the casino support services
contract
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 27:247, relative to the casino support services contract; to2
provide for the execution of such contract; to repeal provisions requiring approval3
of a legislative committee; to require legislative appropriation to fully fund the4
contract; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 27:247 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง247. Casino support services contract8
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the gaming9
control board shall enter into a casino support services contract with the governing10
authority of the parish where the official gaming establishment is located in order to11
compensate the parish on a quarterly basis for the cost to the parish for providing12
support services resulting from the operation of the official gaming establishment13
and the activities therein. Support services as used in this Section shall include but14
not be limited to fire, police, sanitation, health, transportation, and traffic services.15
The amount of the contract shall be determined by negotiation and agreement16
between the gaming control board and the parish, subject to approval by the Joint17
Legislative Committee on the Budget. In the event that a new contract is not agreed18
upon by the gaming control board and the parish by March thirty-first of any year,19
the contract currently in effect shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee20
on the Budget for approval of the amount of the contract at the next meeting of the21
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remain in full force and effect. If the committee disapproves or does not act upon1
the amount of the contract, the contract shall be null, void, and of no effect most2
recently approved contract shall remain in full force and effect. The Legislature of3
Louisiana shall make an annual appropriation for the full amount of compensation4
negotiated in the contract.5
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Abramson HB No. 679
Abstract: Deletes requirement that the amount of the casino support services contract be
subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and requires
the legislature to make an annual appropriation for the full amount of the contract.
Present law provides that the gaming control board and the governing authority enter into
a casino support services contract to compensate the governing authority for cost of services
resulting from the operation of the land-based casino. The amount of the contract is subject
to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Proposed law deletes the requirement for approval of the amount of the contract by the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Present law further provides that if a new contract is not agreed upon by March 31 of any
year, the current contract shall be submitted to the committee for approval of the amount of
the contract at its next meeting. If the committee approves the amount, the current contract
shall continue in force. If the committee disapproves the amount, the contract is null.
Present law provides that any payment required by the approval of the amount of the
contract shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature.
Proposed law deletes the provisions making the contract continuation contingent on approval
by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Proposed law further requires the
legislature to annually approve the full amount of the contract.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 27:247)