SB0744ham005 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 5/26/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 744

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 744, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1 as follows:

by replacing line 22 on page 132 through line 14 on page 133 with the following:

"Upon application, the Board may issue a license to the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority authorizing the pari-mutuel system of wagering on live harness races, inter-track wagering, and simulcast wagering through a racing contractor, as that term is defined in the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority Act, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Sangamon County. Live harness races conducted in Sangamon County shall conclude before 7:00 P.M. each racing day. Revenues received by the Board from this license shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund."; and

on page 148, line 17, after "year.", by inserting "Standardbred racing conducted in Sangamon County shall not be considered races under this subsection (e-1)."; and

on page 162, lines 3 and 5, by replacing "licensee" each time it appears with "licensee, other than the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority,"; and

on page 169, line 4, after "Advisory Board.", by inserting "This subparagraph (B) shall no longer apply when electronic gaming begins at the Illinois State Fairgrounds."; and

on page 176, line 10, immediately after "facility", by inserting ", other than the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority,".

on page 250, line 4, after "horses", by inserting "outside of Sangamon County"; and

on page 250, immediately below line 12, by inserting the following:

"(d-5) Annually, from the purse account of an organization licensee racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, an amount equal to 14.33% shall be transferred to the thoroughbred purse accounts of each of the following: Arlington Park Racetrack, Hawthorne Racecourse, and Fairmount Park Racetrack. Beginning on January 1, 2013, from the purse account of an organization licensee racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, an amount equal to $100,000 shall be transferred annually into the Illinois Racing Quarterhorse Breeders Fund.".