Senate Bill S6243A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to vendor fees for video lottery gaming

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6243 - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1612, Tax L

2017-S6243 - Summary

Relates to vendor fees for video lottery gaming for certain vendor tracks located within Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility.

2017-S6243 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6243 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6243
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BONACIC, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Racing,  Gaming
   and Wagering
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax  law,  in relation to vendor fees for video
   lottery gaming
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph  1  of subdivision b of
 section 1612 of the tax law, is amended by adding a new clause (F-1)  to
 read as follows:
   (F-1)  NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSES (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) AND (F) OF THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH, WHEN THE VENDOR TRACK IS LOCATED WITHIN ONEIDA COUNTY,  IS
 WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES OF A NATIVE AMERICAN CLASS III GAMING FACILITY, AND
 MAINTAINS  AT  LEAST NINETY PERCENT OF FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AS
 THEY EMPLOYED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 GAMING  COMMISSION, AT A RATE OF FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT FOR THE FIRST THIRTY
 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY, AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT THEREAFTER OF THE  TOTAL
 REVENUE  WAGERED AT THE VENDOR TRACK AFTER PAYOUT FOR PRIZES PURSUANT TO
 THIS CHAPTER;
   § 2. Clause (H) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (1) of subdivision b
 of section 1612 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of  part  QQ  of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (H)  notwithstanding  clauses  (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of
 this subparagraph, the track operator of a vendor track and in the  case
 of  Aqueduct,  the  video  lottery  terminal facility operator, shall be
 eligible for a vendor's capital award of up to four percent of the total
 revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant  to
 this  chapter,  which  shall  be  used  exclusively  for capital project
 investments to improve the facilities of the vendor track which  promote
 or  encourage  increased attendance at the video lottery gaming facility
 including, but not limited to hotels, other lodging  facilities,  enter-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S6243A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1612, Tax L

2017-S6243A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to vendor fees for video lottery gaming for certain vendor tracks located within Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility.

2017-S6243A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6243A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6243--A
     Cal. No. 1511
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BONACIC,  GRIFFO,  AKSHAR, FUNKE, VALESKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Racing,  Gaming and Wagering -- reported favorably from
   said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
   discharged  and  said  bill  committed  to  the  Committee on Rules --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax  law,  in relation to vendor fees for video
   lottery gaming
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph  1  of subdivision b of
 section 1612 of the tax law, is amended by adding a new clause (F-1)  to
 read as follows:
   (F-1)  NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSES (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) AND (F) OF THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH, WHEN THE VENDOR TRACK IS LOCATED WITHIN ONEIDA COUNTY,  IS
 WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES OF A NATIVE AMERICAN CLASS III GAMING FACILITY, AND
 MAINTAINS  AT  LEAST NINETY PERCENT OF FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AS
 THEY EMPLOYED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 GAMING  COMMISSION, AT A RATE OF FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT FOR THE FIRST THIRTY
 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY, AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT THEREAFTER OF THE  TOTAL
 REVENUE  WAGERED AT THE VENDOR TRACK AFTER PAYOUT FOR PRIZES PURSUANT TO
 THIS CHAPTER;
   § 2. Clause (H) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (1) of subdivision b
 of section 1612 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of  part  QQ  of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (H)  notwithstanding  clauses  (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of
 this subparagraph, the track operator of a vendor track and in the  case
 of  Aqueduct,  the  video  lottery  terminal facility operator, shall be
 eligible for a vendor's capital award of up to four percent of the total
 revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant  to
              

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