Minnesota Legislature
HF 67
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to the state lottery; providing for lottery games to support local parks;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 349A.04; 349A.10, subdivision 5;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.04, is amended to read:
349A.04 LOTTERY deleted text begin GAME PROCEDURESdeleted text end new text begin GAMESnew text end .
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Lottery game procedures. new text end
The director may adopt game procedures
governing the following elements of the lottery:
(1) lottery games;
(2) ticket prices;
(3) number and size of prizes;
(4) methods of selecting winning tickets; and
(5) frequency and method of drawings.
The adoption of lottery game procedures is not subject to chapter 14.
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Lottery games with parks theme. new text end
new text begin
The director shall ensure that
one-eighth of all lottery games for which tickets are purchased in each fiscal year have a
theme of supporting local parks. Net proceeds from the games must be deposited as
provided in section 349A.10, subdivision 5.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.10, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Deposit of net proceeds.
new text begin (a) new text end Within 30 days after the end of each month,
the director shall deposit in the state treasury the net proceeds of the lottery, which is the
balance in the lottery fund after transfers to the lottery prize fund and credits to the lottery
operations account. deleted text begin Of the net proceeds,deleted text end
new text begin (b) new text end 40 percentnew text begin of the net proceeds new text end must be credited to the Minnesota environment
and natural resources trust fund deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The remaindernew text begin of the net proceeds solely from the sale of games described in
section 349A.04, subdivision 2, must be credited to the local parks support account in
the special revenue fund.
new text end
new text begin (d) The remainder of any other net proceedsnew text end must be credited to the general fund.
Sec. 3.
new text begin
[349A.101] LOCAL PARKS SUPPORT ACCOUNT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Account created. new text end
new text begin
A local parks support account is created in the
special revenue fund. All money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
of finance for purposes of subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Application; distribution. new text end
new text begin
(a) By October 15 of each year, the
commissioner shall distribute money in the account to cities that apply to the commissioner
for a distribution. A city that contains one or more public parks owned and maintained by
the city, or a joint powers board under section 471.59 formed by two or more cities, is
eligible to apply to the commissioner for money from the local parks support account.
Cities shall apply on a form in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Cities must
apply to the commissioner by September 1, in order to receive a distribution.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must distribute money to a city in proportion to the amount
of gross receipts for games described in section 349A.04, subdivision 2, generated in
that city in the previous fiscal year. In the case of a joint powers board created by two
or more cities, the joint powers board is entitled to an amount proportional to the gross
receipts for games described in section 349A.04, subdivision 2, generated in all cities that
are parties to the joint powers agreement in the previous fiscal year. The director shall
assist the commissioner and provide data necessary for the commissioner to carry out the
commissioner's responsibilities under this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Use of funds; report. new text end
new text begin
A city or joint powers board receiving funds under
this section may use the funds only for the operation, maintenance, or establishment of
public parks owned by the city or by a city that is a member of a joint powers board,
including acquisition of real property. Each city or joint powers board receiving funds
under this section must report annually to the commissioner on its expenditure of funds
under this section. The commissioner may deny future funding under this section to any
city or joint powers board if the commissioner determines that the city or joint powers
board has violated this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Reversion to general fund. new text end
new text begin
Any money remaining in the local parks
support account on October 15 of any year which the commissioner determines was
generated in a city or joint powers board in the previous fiscal year, that has not applied
for funds under subdivision 2, reverts to the general fund.
new text end