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History
- Print number 3903b
- Amend and recommit to racing, gaming and wagering
- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
- Print number 3903a
- Amend and recommit to racing, gaming and wagering
- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
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Prohibits the state racing and wagering board from granting a license to any harness horse racetrack located within seventy-five miles of another already licensed track
In Assembly Committee · Racing And Wagering · Sponsor William Magee
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BILL NUMBER:S3903B
Title of bill
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the location of new harness tracks
Purpose
To provide that any new harness horse racetrack cannot be located within 75 miles of any existing harness horse racetrack.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends subdivision 4 of section 307 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to provide that on or after March 31, 2012, any new harness horse racetrack cannot be located within 75 miles of an existing harness horse racetrack.
Section two provides for an immediate effective date.
Justification
This legislation will prevent oversaturation of the harness horse racetrack industry within a small geographic area of the state which would have a devastating overall effect on neighboring facilities as well as the state and local economies.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate with provisions.
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