Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS (713468) for CS for SB's 752 & 1192
                        Barcode 335076
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11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Jones)
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14         Senate Amendment 
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18         (13)  TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.--
19         (h)  One-quarter of the moneys deposited into the
20  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to paragraph (g)
21  shall, by October 1 of each year, be distributed to the local
22  government that approved the cardroom under 849.86(16)
23  counties in which the cardrooms are located; however, if two
24  or more pari-mutuel racetracks are located within the same
25  incorporated municipality, the cardroom funds shall be
26  distributed to the municipality.  If a pari-mutuel facility is
27  situated in such a manner that it is located in more than one
28  county, the site of the cardroom facility shall determine the
29  location for purposes of disbursement of tax revenues under
30  this paragraph. The division shall, by September 1 of each
31  year, determine:  the amount of taxes deposited into the
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    Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS (713468) for CS for SB's 752 & 1192
                        Barcode 335076
 1  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to this section from
 2  each cardroom licensee; the location by county of each
 3  cardroom; whether the cardroom is located in the
 4  unincorporated area of the county or within an incorporated
 5  municipality; and, the total amount to be distributed to each
 6  eligible county and municipality.
 7         (16)  LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVAL.--The
 8  Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering shall not issue any initial
 9  license under this section except upon proof in such form as
10  the division may prescribe that local government by majority
11  vote of the governing body of the municipality or the
12  governing body of the county if the facility is not located in
13  a municipality where the applicant for such license desires to
14  conduct cardroom gaming has voted to approve such activity a
15  majority of the county commissioners in the county where the
16  applicant for such license desires to conduct cardroom gaming
17  has voted to approve such activity within the county.
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