ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 27
BY REPRESENTATIVE TARVER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 27:93(A)(6)(d), relative to reporting of gaming revenue; to provide relative
3 to the distribution of gaming proceeds to the Calcasieu Parish School Board,
4 McNeese State University, and Sowela Technical Institute; to require the Calcasieu
5 Parish School Board, McNeese State University, and Sowela Technical Institute to
6 annually prepare a report to the legislative delegation on gaming proceeds received;
7 and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 27:93(A)(6)(d) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง93. Authorization of local governing authorities; fees; regulation; local option
11 A.
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13 (6) In Calcasieu Parish, in lieu of the admission fees authorized by the
14 provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (10) of this Subsection, the governing authority of
15 the location of the berthing facility may levy a fee not to exceed four and five-tenths
16 percent of the monthly net gaming proceeds from each riverboat located within the
17 jurisdiction of that governing authority; however, this rate may not exceed four and
18 five-tenths percent in the aggregate in those situations in which the site of the
19 riverboat berthing facility is located in the jurisdiction of more than one local
20 governing authority. The amount of the fee shall be established by contract between
21 the governing authority and the riverboat licensee. In setting the fee the governing
22 authority may take into account the capital investment of the riverboat licensee in
23 developing the berthing facility site including but not limited to hotels, convention
24 facilities, and other recreational improvements. In addition to the levy of the fee as
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1 provided herein, the parties may contract to establish a minimum annual fee and for
2 the payment of additional amounts to cover infrastructure and other public services;
3 accordingly, the establishment of a minimum fee or the payment of additional
4 amounts shall not be considered when computing the effective rate of the levy of the
5 fee authorized herein. Funds derived from the assessment of the monthly net gaming
6 proceeds shall be allocated as follows:
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8 (d) The Calcasieu Parish School Board, McNeese State University, and
9 Sowela Technical Institute shall annually prepare a report no later than February first
10 which shall include the total amount of gaming proceeds received pursuant to
11 Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. The report shall be distributed to the members
12 of the legislative delegation no later than February fifteenth of each year. The report
13 shall also include the following:
14 (i) An itemized statement for each expenditure from the total amount of
15 gaming proceeds received by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, McNeese State
16 University, and Sowela Technical Institute.
17 (ii) The cumulative total amount of gaming proceeds received by the
18 Calcasieu Parish School Board, McNeese State University, and Sowela Technical
19 Institute from the parish and not expended or distributed by the Calcasieu Parish
20 School Board, McNeese State University, and Sowela Technical Institute.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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