SF 1947

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for
the regulatory and administrative expenses of the
Minnesota Racing Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $156,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, is
appropriated to the Minnesota Racing Commission from the special
revenue fund. $113,000 of this amount is from the interim
license fee authorized by Laws 2003, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 2, section 69, and is intended to defray the
regulatory oversight and legal costs associated with the class A
license approved by the commission on January 19, 2005. Any
unexpended portion of the appropriation in this paragraph does
not cancel but carries forward into the following fiscal year.
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new text begin (b) $253,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and
$414,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are
appropriated to the Minnesota Racing Commission from the racing
and card playing regulation account in the special revenue
fund. The racing commission must file monthly expenditure
reports with the commissioner of finance for money spent from
the appropriation in this paragraph.
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new text begin (c) The racing commission may not hire new employees or
enter into new contracts with money appropriated under this
section before resolution of the petition for judicial review
filed by the Columbus Concerned Citizens Group.
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Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin The appropriation in section 1, paragraph (a), and the
restriction on use of that appropriation in paragraph (c), are
effective the day following final enactment.
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