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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-SENATE BILL NO. 2205
4-(Senators Luick, Dever, Myrdal)
5-(Representatives Brown, Klemin)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the
7-charitable gaming operating fund.
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2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Senators Luick, Dever, Myrdal
7+Representatives Brown, Klemin
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code,
9+relating to the charitable gaming operating fund.
810 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 53-06.1-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended
10-and reenacted as follows:
11+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 53-06.1-11.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is
12+amended and reenacted as follows:
1113 53-06.1-11.2. Charitable gaming operating fund - Attorney general - State treasurer -
1214 Allocations - Transfer to the general fund.
13-1.There is created in the state treasury the charitable gaming operating fund. The fund consists
14-of all gaming taxes, monetary fines, and interest and penalties collected under this chapter.
15-2.Excluding moneys in the charitable gaming operating fund appropriated by the legislative
16-assembly for administrative and operating costs associated with charitable gaming, the
17-attorney general shall allocate remaining moneys in the charitable gaming operating fund on a
18-quarterly basis as follows:
19-a.Ten thousandSeventy - five thousand dollars to the gambling disorder prevention and
20-treatment fund.
21-b.Subject to legislative appropriations, five percent of the total moneys deposited in the
22-charitable gaming operating fund to cities and counties in proportion to the taxes
23-collected under section 53-06.1-12 from licensed organizations conducting games within
24-each city, for sites within city limits, or within each county, for sites outside city limits. If a
25-city or county allocation is less than two hundred dollars, that city or county is not entitled
26-to receive a payment for the quarter and the undistributed amount must be included in
27-the total amount to be distributed to other cities and counties for the quarter.
28-3.On or before June thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, the attorney general shall certify to the
29-state treasurer the amount of accumulated fundsThe attorney general shall transfer to the
30-general fund the balance of net proceeds in the charitable gaming operating fund which
31-exceed the amount appropriated by the legislative assembly for administrative and operating
32-costs associated with charitable gaming for the subsequent biennium. The state treasurer
33-shall transfer the certified amount from the charitable gaming operating fund to the general
34-fund prior to before the end of each biennium. S. B. NO. 2205 - PAGE 2
35-____________________________ ____________________________
36-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
37-____________________________ ____________________________
38-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
39-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
40-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2205.
41-Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
42-House Vote: Yeas 67 Nays 25 Absent 2
43-____________________________
44-Secretary of the Senate
45-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
46-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
47-____________________________
48-Governor
49-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
50-at ________ o’clock ________M.
51-____________________________
52-Secretary of State
15+1.There is created in the state treasury the charitable gaming operating fund. The fund
16+consists of all gaming taxes, monetary fines, and interest and penalties collected
17+under this chapter.
18+2.Excluding moneys in the charitable gaming operating fund appropriated by the
19+legislative assembly for administrative and operating costs associated with charitable
20+gaming, the attorney general shall allocate remaining moneys in the charitable gaming
21+operating fund on a quarterly basis as follows:
22+a.Ten thousandSeventy - five thousand dollars to the gambling disorder prevention
23+and treatment fund.
24+b.Subject to legislative appropriations, five percent of the total moneys deposited in
25+the charitable gaming operating fund to cities and counties in proportion to the
26+taxes collected under section 53-06.1-12 from licensed organizations conducting
27+games within each city, for sites within city limits, or within each county, for sites
28+outside city limits. If a city or county allocation is less than two hundred dollars,
29+that city or county is not entitled to receive a payment for the quarter and the
30+undistributed amount must be included in the total amount to be distributed to
31+other cities and counties for the quarter.
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60+3.On or before June thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, the attorney general shall
61+certify to the state treasurer the amount of accumulated fundsThe attorney general
62+shall transfer to the general fund the balance of net proceeds in the charitable gaming
63+operating fund which exceed the amount appropriated by the legislative assembly for
64+administrative and operating costs associated with charitable gaming for the
65+subsequent biennium. The state treasurer shall transfer the certified amount from the
66+charitable gaming operating fund to the general fund prior to before the end of each
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