Bill Text: FL S7074 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations [S7074 Detail]

Download: Florida-2016-S7074-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 7074
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Regulated Industries
       
       580-03739-16                                          20167074__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Gaming Compact between the
    3         Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida;
    4         amending s. 285.710, F.S.; superseding the Gaming
    5         Compact; ratifying and approving a specified compact
    6         executed by the Governor and the Tribe contingent upon
    7         the adoption of a specified amendment to the compact;
    8         directing the Governor to cooperate with the Tribe in
    9         seeking approval of the amended compact from the
   10         United States Secretary of the Interior; specifying
   11         the provision that must be adopted by amendment to the
   12         compact before it may be deemed ratified and approved;
   13         expanding the games authorized to be conducted and the
   14         counties in which such games may be offered; amending
   15         s. 285.712, F.S.; correcting a citation; providing a
   16         contingent effective date.
   17          
   18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   20         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections
   21  (3) and (13) of section 285.710, Florida Statutes, are amended
   22  to read:
   23         285.710 Compact authorization.—
   24         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   25         (a) “Compact” means the Gaming Compact between the Seminole
   26  Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida, executed on April 7,
   27  2010.
   28         (3)(a) A The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of
   29  Florida and the State of Florida, executed by the Governor and
   30  the Tribe on April 7, 2010, was is ratified and approved by
   31  chapter 2010-29, Laws of Florida. The Governor shall cooperate
   32  with the Tribe in seeking approval of the compact from the
   33  United States Secretary of the Interior.
   34         (b) The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of
   35  Florida and the State of Florida, which was executed by the
   36  Governor and the Tribe on December 7, 2015, shall be deemed
   37  ratified and approved if it is amended by an agreement between
   38  the Governor and the Tribe to incorporate the terms specified in
   39  paragraph (c). The amended Gaming Compact supersedes the Gaming
   40  Compact ratified and approved by chapter 2010-29, Laws of
   41  Florida. The Governor shall cooperate with the Tribe in seeking
   42  approval of the amended Gaming Compact from the United States
   43  Secretary of the Interior.
   44         (c) The December 7, 2015, Gaming Compact must include a
   45  provision that fantasy contests conducted in accordance with ss.
   46  546.11–546.20 are an authorized activity by the compact and do
   47  not impact the agreement’s revenue-sharing payments.
   48         (13) For the purpose of satisfying the requirement in 25
   49  U.S.C. s. 2710(d)(1)(B) that the gaming activities authorized
   50  under an Indian gaming compact must be permitted in the state
   51  for any purpose by any person, organization, or entity, the
   52  following class III games or other games specified in this
   53  section are hereby authorized to be conducted by the Tribe
   54  pursuant to the compact:
   55         (a) Slot machines, as defined in s. 551.102(8).
   56         (b) Banking or banked card games, including baccarat,
   57  chemin de fer, and blackjack or 21 at the tribal facilities in
   58  Broward County, Collier County, and Hillsborough County.
   59         (c) Dice games, such as craps and sic-bo.
   60         (d) Wheel games, such as roulette and big six.
   61         (e)(c) Raffles and drawings.
   62         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 285.712, Florida
   63  Statutes, is amended to read:
   64         285.712 Tribal-state gaming compacts.—
   65         (4) Upon receipt of an act ratifying a tribal-state
   66  compact, the Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the
   67  executed compact and the ratifying act to the United States
   68  Secretary of the Interior for his or her review and approval, in
   69  accordance with 25 U.S.C. s. 2710(d)(8) s. 2710(8)(d).
   70         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law,
   71  if SB 7072 or similar legislation is adopted in the same
   72  legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law.