HB0024ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Special Committee on Gaming

Filed: 2/8/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 24

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 24, on page 36, by replacing lines 2 through 13 with the following:

"(20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise provided by this Act or any other law.

(20.7) To contract with the Department of State Police for the use of trained and qualified State police officers and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the event the Department of State Police or the Department of Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or investigative positions, the Board may appoint investigators to fill those positions pursuant to subdivision (20.6)."; and

on page 45, line 7, after "Police", by inserting "and to the Department of Revenue"; and

on page 47, by replacing lines 22 and 23 with the following:

"Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.".