House Bill 4447

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4447

        By Representatives Morroni and Tobin






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pari-mutuel wagering;

  3         amending s. 550.155, F.S.; revising approval

  4         requirements with respect to capital

  5         improvements; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 550.155, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         550.155  Pari-mutuel pool within track enclosure;

12  takeouts; breaks; penalty for purchasing part of a pari-mutuel

13  pool for or through another in specified circumstances.--

14         (2)  The permitholder's share of the takeout is that

15  portion of the takeout that remains after the pari-mutuel tax

16  imposed upon the contributions to the pari-mutuel pool is

17  deducted from the takeout and paid by the permitholder. The

18  takeout is deducted from all pari-mutuel pools but may be

19  different depending on the type of pari-mutuel pool.  The

20  permitholder shall inform the patrons, either through the

21  official program or via the posting of signs at conspicuous

22  locations, as to the takeout currently being applied to handle

23  at the facility.  A capital improvement proposed by a

24  permitholder licensed under this chapter to a pari-mutuel

25  facility existing on June 23, 1981, which capital improvement

26  requires, pursuant to any municipal or county ordinance,

27  resolution, or regulation, the qualification or approval of

28  the municipality or county wherein the permitholder conducts

29  its business operations, shall receive approval unless the

30  municipality or county is able to show that the proposed

31  improvement presents a justifiable and immediate hazard to the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4447

    536-152-98






  1  health and safety of municipal or county residents, provided

  2  the permitholder pays to the municipality or county the cost

  3  of a building permit and provided the capital improvement

  4  meets the following criteria:

  5         (a)  The improvement does not qualify as a development

  6  of regional impact as defined in s. 380.06; and

  7         (b)  The improvement is contiguous to or within the

  8  existing pari-mutuel facility site.  To be contiguous, the

  9  site of the improvement must share a sufficient common

10  boundary with the present pari-mutuel facility to allow full

11  and free access without crossing a public roadway, public

12  waterway, or similar barrier.

13         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

14  law.

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17                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises a provision of law relating to capital
19    improvements to include reference to counties with
      respect to approval under certain circumstances.
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