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A10717 Summary:

BILL NO    A10717 

SAME AS    Same as Uni. S 7744

SPONSOR    Rules (Pretlow)

COSPNSR    Castelli

MLTSPNSR   

Add S202-b, rpld S207 sub 1 a; amd S207, Part A S14, Chap 60 of 2012

Enacts the New York state racing franchise accountability and transparency act
of 2012; creates a temporary reorganization board to serve for a period of
three years.
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A10717 Actions:

BILL NO    A10717 

06/16/2012 referred to racing and wagering
06/19/2012 reported referred to rules
06/19/2012 reported 
06/19/2012 rules report cal.436
06/19/2012 ordered to third reading rules cal.436
06/20/2012 substituted by s7744
           S07744  AMEND=  SKELOS
           06/16/2012 REFERRED TO RULES
           06/19/2012 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1349
           06/19/2012 PASSED SENATE
           06/19/2012 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
           06/19/2012 referred to racing and wagering
           06/20/2012 substituted for a10717
           06/20/2012 ordered to third reading rules cal.436
           06/20/2012 passed assembly
           06/20/2012 returned to senate
           09/27/2012 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
           09/28/2012 SIGNED CHAP.457
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A10717 Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A10717 Text:

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________

           S. 7744                                                 A. 10717

                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                                     June 16, 2012
                                      ___________

       IN  SENATE  -- Introduced by Sens. SKELOS, BONACIC -- (at request of the
         Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
         committed to the Committee on Rules

       IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of
         A. Pretlow) -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and  referred
         to the Committee on Racing and Wagering

       AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
         relation to enacting the New York state racing franchise  accountabil-
         ity and transparency act of 2012; to amend part A of chapter 60 of the
         laws  of  2012  amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
         law and other laws relating to supervision and regulation of the state
         gaming industry, in relation to  the  effectiveness  thereof;  and  to
         repeal  certain  provisions  of  the  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
         breeding law relating thereto

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1. Short title. Sections one through six of this act shall be
    2  known and may be cited as the "New York state racing franchise  account-
    3  ability and transparency act of 2012".
    4    S 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares a strong
    5  horse  racing  and breeding industry to be a valuable contributor to the
    6  New York state economy and a tourism generator for the entire state. The
    7  legislature further finds that The New York Racing Association, Inc. was
    8  authorized to incorporate by Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2008  to  further
    9  the  interests  of  thoroughbred  racing,  the  public  interest and the
   10  purposes of Article II of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and  Breeding
   11  Law  and  to further the raising and breeding and improving the breed of
   12  horses.
   13    The structure of gaming and racing is undergoing change in  New  York,
   14  with  the  establishment  of racinos, the creation of the New York state
   15  gaming commission, and first passage of a  constitutional  amendment  on
   16  commercial  casinos. Therefore, the legislature finds in order to ensure
   17  the viability and continuity of horse racing, the  racing  industry  and

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD12141-11-2
       S. 7744                             2                           A. 10717

    1  industries  that  support  and  are  sustained  by  the racing industry,
    2  exigent circumstances necessitate a temporary structural change  in  the
    3  organization  of The New York Racing Association, Inc., in the form of a
    4  temporary  board.  This  temporary  reorganization  board shall be under
    5  public control to ensure The New York Racing Association, Inc.  works in
    6  the best interest of all stakeholders in horse  racing  including  fans,
    7  owners  and  breeders by managing the state racing franchise with trans-
    8  parency and accountability. In no later  than  three  years,  the  state
    9  racing  franchise shall be returned to private control, remaining in the
   10  form of a not-for-profit corporation.
   11    The legislature further finds  that  these  statutory  changes  to  be
   12  consistent  with  the  state  racing  franchise  agreement, appropriate,
   13  necessary and in the best interests of The New York Racing  Association,
   14  Inc.  and the racing industry in general.
   15    S  3.  The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
   16  adding a new section 202-b to read as follows:
   17    S 202-B. NO DEBT OF THE STATE.   NOTHING  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
   18  CONSTRUED  TO ACCEPT A LIABILITY TO OR CREATE A DEBT OF THE STATE WITHIN
   19  THE MEANING OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY PROVISION.
   20    S 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the racing,  pari-
   21  mutuel  wagering  and  breeding law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is
   22  added to read as follows:
   23    A. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO BE CALLED THE NEW  YORK  RACING  ASSOCI-
   24  ATION  REORGANIZATION BOARD, SHALL CONSIST OF SEVENTEEN MEMBERS, FIVE OF
   25  WHOM SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE PRESENT CLASS A DIRECTORS OF THE  NEW  YORK
   26  RACING  ASSOCIATION, INC., EIGHT TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TWO TO
   27  BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  TWO  TO  BE
   28  APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   29    (I) THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOMINATE A MEMBER TO SERVE AS CHAIR, SUBJECT TO
   30  CONFIRMATION  BY  MAJORITY  VOTE  OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  ALL NON-EX
   31  OFFICIO MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS.
   32    (II) IN THE EVENT OF A MEMBER VACANCY OCCURRING BY DEATH,  RESIGNATION
   33  OR  OTHERWISE,  THE  RESPECTIVE  APPOINTING  OFFICER  OR  OFFICERS SHALL
   34  APPOINT A SUCCESSOR WHO SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR THE UNEXPIRED  PORTION  OF
   35  THE TERM. A VACANCY FROM THE MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM THE PRESENT BOARD OF
   36  THE  NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION, INC., SHALL BE FILLED BY THE REMAINING
   37  SUCH MEMBERS.
   38    B.  IN ADDITION TO THESE VOTING MEMBERS, THE BOARD SHALL HAVE  TWO  EX
   39  OFFICIO  MEMBERS  TO  ADVISE  ON  CRITICAL  ECONOMIC  AND  EQUINE HEALTH
   40  CONCERNS OF THE RACING INDUSTRY, ONE APPOINTED BY THE NEW YORK THOROUGH-
   41  BRED BREEDERS INC., AND ONE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK  THOROUGHBRED
   42  HORSEMEN'S  ASSOCIATION  (OR  SUCH  OTHER  ENTITY  AS  IS  CERTIFIED AND
   43  APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE).
   44    C. ALL DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE  AT  THE  PLEASURE  OF  THEIR  APPOINTING
   45  AUTHORITY.
   46    D.  THE  BOARD,  WHICH  SHALL  BECOME  EFFECTIVE UPON APPOINTMENT OF A
   47  MAJORITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS, SHALL TERMINATE THREE YEARS FROM ITS DATE OF
   48  CREATION. THE BOARD SHALL PROPOSE, NO LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY  DAYS
   49  PRIOR  TO ITS TERMINATION, RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE
   50  LEGISLATURE  REPRESENTING  A  STATUTORY   PLAN   FOR   THE   PROSPECTIVE
   51  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  GOVERNING  STRUCTURE OF THE NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION,
   52  INC.
   53    S 5. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the racing, pari-mutuel  wagering
   54  and  breeding  law  is  amended  by  adding a new paragraph c to read as
   55  follows:
       S. 7744                             3                           A. 10717

    1    C. UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,  THE  STRUCTURE  OF  THE
    2  BOARD  OF  THE FRANCHISED CORPORATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED
    3  WITHIN AND MADE PART OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION  OF  THE  FRAN-
    4  CHISED  CORPORATION,  AND  NO  AMENDMENT TO SUCH CERTIFICATE OF INCORPO-
    5  RATION  SHALL BE NECESSARY TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY SUCH PROVISION, AND ANY
    6  PROVISION CONTAINED WITHIN SUCH CERTIFICATE INCONSISTENT IN  ANY  MANNER
    7  SHALL  BE  SUPERSEDED  BY  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.   SUCH BOARD
    8  SHALL, HOWEVER, MAKE APPROPRIATE CONFORMING  CHANGES  TO  ALL  GOVERNING
    9  DOCUMENTS  OF  THE  FRANCHISED  CORPORATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
   10  CORPORATE BY-LAWS.  FOLLOWING SUCH CONFORMING CHANGES, AMENDMENTS TO THE
   11  BY-LAWS OF THE FRANCHISED CORPORATION SHALL ONLY BE  MADE  BY  UNANIMOUS
   12  VOTE OF THE BOARD.
   13    S  6. Section 207 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
   14  is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   15    5. EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  OF  THE  FRANCHISED
   16  CORPORATION SHALL ANNUALLY MAKE A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF ANY
   17  INTEREST  HELD  BY THE DIRECTOR, SUCH DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE OR UNEMANCIPATED
   18  CHILD, IN ANY ENTITY UNDERTAKING BUSINESS  IN  THE  RACING  OR  BREEDING
   19  INDUSTRY.  SUCH  INTEREST DISCLOSURE SHALL BE PROMPTLY UPDATED, IN WRIT-
   20  ING, IN THE EVENT OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGE.
   21    THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR THE REPORTING AND  DISCLOSURE
   22  OF SUCH DIRECTOR INTERESTS.
   23    S  7.  Section 14 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012 amending
   24  the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding  law  relating  to  super-
   25  vision  and  regulation  of  the state gaming industry; and amending the
   26  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding  law,  the  general  municipal
   27  law,  the  executive  law  and  the tax law relating to the state gaming
   28  commission is amended to read as follows:
   29    S 14. This act shall take effect [October 1, 2012] FEBRUARY  1,  2013;
   30  provided,  however  that  effective immediately, the addition, amendment
   31  and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  implementa-
   32  tion  of  the foregoing provisions of this act on its effective date are
   33  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   34  effective date.
   35    S  8.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   36  sections four, five and six of this  act  shall  take  effect  upon  the
   37  appointment  of a majority of public directors of the temporary reorgan-
   38  ization board of The New York Racing Association, Inc.  as set forth  in
   39  section  four  of  this  act,  provided that the chair of the racing and
   40  wagering board or his or her successor shall notify the legislative bill
   41  drafting commission upon the occurrence in order that the commission may
   42  maintain an accurate data base of the official text of the laws  of  the
   43  state  of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section
   44  44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.

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