By: Seliger S.B. No. 1340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the temporary operation of a race track extension
location.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 179(e), Vernon's Civil Statues, is
amended by amending Section 6.15 to read as follows:
After an association has been granted a license to operate a
racetrack and before the completion of construction at the
designated place for which the license was issued, the commission
may, on application by the association, issue a temporary license
that permits the association to conduct races at a location in the
same county for a period expiring ten [two] years after the date of
issuance of the temporary license or on the completion of the
permanent facility, whichever occurs first. The commission may set
the conditions and standards for issuance of a temporary license
and allocation of appropriate race days. An applicant for a
temporary license must pay the application fees and must post the
bonds required of other licensees before the issuance of a
temporary license. After a temporary license has expired, no
individual, corporation, or association, nor any individual
belonging to a corporation or association which has been granted a
temporary license, may get an extension of the temporary license or
a new temporary license.
SECTION 2. The commission shall grant an extension of up to
eight years for any association currently in possession of a
temporary license as described in Section 1 of this bill.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.