| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to pari-mutuel permitholders; amending s. |
| 3 | 26 of chapter 2009-170, Laws of Florida, an act relating |
| 4 | to gaming; revising the effective date provisions of that |
| 5 | act to remove the contingency requirements applicable to |
| 6 | provisions of the act relating to the pari-mutuel industry |
| 7 | and specify a date for those provisions to take effect; |
| 8 | providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Section 26 of chapter 2009-170, Laws of |
| 13 | Florida, is amended to read: |
| 14 | Section 26. Sections 1 through 3 of this act and this |
| 15 | section shall take effect upon becoming law. Sections 4 through |
| 16 | 25 shall take effect July 1, 2010 only if the Governor and an |
| 17 | authorized representative of the Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| 18 | execute an Indian Gaming Compact pursuant to the Indian Gaming |
| 19 | Regulatory Act of 1988 and requirements of this act, only if the |
| 20 | compact is ratified by the Legislature, and only if the compact |
| 21 | is approved or deemed approved, and not voided pursuant to the |
| 22 | terms of this act, by the Department of the Interior, and such |
| 23 | sections take effect on the date that the approved compact is |
| 24 | published in the Federal Register. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |