Bill Text: NY A10007 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10007 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to weight of consideration given to economic activity and business development when considering the siting of new facilities; considers public opposition in the host and surrounding municipalities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-06 - referred to racing and wagering [A10007 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10007
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 6, 2014
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       Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cymbrowitz)
         -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
       AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
         relation to the weight of consideration given to economic activity and
         business development when considering the siting of new facilities
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivisions 7, 8, 9 and 10 of section 1306 of the  racing,
    2  pari-mutuel  wagering  and breeding law, as renumbered by chapter 175 of
    3  the laws of 2013, are renumbered subdivisions 8, 9, 10 and 11 and a  new
    4  subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
    5    7.  DETERMINE  THE  EXTENT  OF  THE  PUBLIC OPPOSITION IN THE HOST AND
    6  SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES OF THE SITING.
    7    S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 and the opening  paragraph
    8  of subdivision 2 of section 1320 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
    9  breeding  law,  as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, are amended
   10  to read as follows:
   11    The decision by the [board] STATE GAMING COMMISSION to select a gaming
   12  facility license applicant shall be  weighted  by  [seventy]  FORTY-FIVE
   13  percent  based  on  economic  activity  and business development factors
   14  including:
   15    The decision by the [board] STATE GAMING COMMISSION to select a gaming
   16  facility license applicant shall  be  weighted  by  [twenty]  FORTY-FIVE
   17  percent based on local impact and siting factors including:
   18    S  3.  Paragraphs  (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 1320 of the
   19  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law are relettered  paragraphs
   20  (d) and (e) and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
   21    (C)  CONSIDERING  THE PUBLIC OPPOSITION IN THE HOST AND NEARBY MUNICI-
   22  PALITIES WHICH MAY BE DEMONSTRATED BY PUBLIC  COMMENT  RECEIVED  BY  THE
   23  BOARD OR GAMING APPLICANT;
   24    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15424-02-4