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ACT No. 863
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 203
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 27:247, relative to the casino support services contract; to2
provide for compensation to the parish for providing support services; to provide for3
an effective date; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 27:247 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง247. Casino support services contract7
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the gaming8
control board shall enter into a casino support services contract with the governing9
authority of the parish where the official gaming establishment is located in order to10
compensate the parish on a quarterly basis for the cost to the parish for providing11
support services resulting from the operation of the official gaming establishment12
and the activities therein. Support services as used in this Section shall include but13
not be limited to fire, police, sanitation, health, transportation, and traffic services.14
The amount of the contract shall be determined by negotiation and agreement15
between the gaming control board and the parish, subject to approval by the Joint16
Legislative Committee on the Budget. In the event that a new contract is not agreed17
upon by the gaming control board and the parish by March thirty-first of any year,18
the contract currently in effect shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee19
on the Budget for approval of the amount of the contract at the next meeting of the20
committee. If the committee approves the amount of the contract, the contract shall21
remain in full force and effect. If the committee disapproves or does not act upon22
the amount of the contract, the contract shall be null, void, and of no effect.23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 203
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: