| 1 | 1 | | By: Kuempel H.B. No. 4416 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the establishment of the Texas Gaming Commission to |
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| 7 | 7 | | regulate games of chance or other gaming activities at specific |
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| 8 | 8 | | locations including dog or horse tracks, destination resort |
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| 9 | 9 | | casinos, or on Indian tribal lands. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by adding Chapter 470 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | CHAPTER 470. TEXAS GAMING COMMISSION. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 470.001. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. The Texas Gaming |
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| 15 | 15 | | Commission consists of nine members appointed by the Governor who |
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| 16 | 16 | | each serve a term of two years. Five members serve terms that |
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| 17 | 17 | | expire February 15 of each odd numbered year and four members serve |
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| 18 | 18 | | terms that expire February 15 of each even numbered year. The |
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| 19 | 19 | | governor shall designate one member a presiding officer of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | commission. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sec. 470.002. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; STAFF. The commission may |
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| 22 | 22 | | employ an executive director and other staff as necessary to carry |
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| 23 | 23 | | out its duties under this chapter. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 470.003. POWERS OF COMMISSION. The commission shall |
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| 25 | 25 | | provide for the licensing of persons to conduct games of chance or |
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| 26 | 26 | | any other gaming activity, including slot machines, at a specified |
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| 27 | 27 | | location, including a dog or horse race track, a destination resort |
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| 28 | 28 | | casino, Indian tribal land, or any other location determined |
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| 29 | 29 | | appropriate by the commission. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 470.004. LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. The commission may |
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| 31 | 31 | | condition a license under this chapter for a location on the |
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| 32 | 32 | | approval of the gaming activity at an election held in a defined |
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| 33 | 33 | | area that contains the location. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 470.005. DEDICATION OF REVENUES. From the revenue the |
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| 35 | 35 | | state receives from the operation of a location licensed under this |
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| 36 | 36 | | chapter: |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) one-quarter is dedicated to public education; |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) one-quarter is dedicated to transportation; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of |
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| 40 | 40 | | the general revenue fund. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Sec. 470.006. RULES. The commission may adopt rules as |
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| 42 | 42 | | necessary to implement this chapter. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2009, but only |
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| 44 | 44 | | if the constitutional amendment adding Section 47a, Article III, |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas Constitution, authorizing and regulating games of chance or |
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| 46 | 46 | | other gaming activities at specific locations is approved by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | voters. If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act |
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| 48 | 48 | | has no effect. |
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