SB 333-4_ Filed 01/28/2002, 10:49 Simpson
Adopted 1/28/2002
SENATE MOTION
MR. PRESIDENT:
I move
that Senate Bill 333 be amended to read as follows:
SOURCE: Page 6, line 25; (02)MO033306.6. -->
Page 6, between lines 25 and 26, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-1-1; (02)MO033306.10. -->
"SECTION 10.
IC 4-33-1-1
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. This article applies
only to the following:
(1) Counties contiguous to Lake Michigan.
(2) Counties contiguous to the Ohio River.
(3) Counties contiguous to Patoka Lake. A historic preservation
district that:
(A) is established under
IC 36-7-11
;
(B) is located in a county having a population of more than
nineteen thousand three hundred (19,300) but less than
twenty thousand (20,000); and
(C) includes the real property owned by the historic resort
hotels located in:
(i) a town having a population of more than one
thousand five hundred (1,500) but less than two
thousand two hundred (2,200); and
(ii) a town having a population of less than one thousand
five hundred (1,500).".
SOURCE: Page 6, line 34; (02)MO033306.6. -->
Page 6, between lines 34 and 35, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-2-11.5; (02)MO033306.13. -->
"SECTION 13.
IC 4-33-2-11.5
IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 11.5. "Historic resort hotel"
means a hotel built before 1930 with at least three hundred (300)
sleeping rooms at the time of the hotel's original construction.".
SOURCE: Page 7, line 4; (02)MO033306.7. -->
Page 7, between lines 4 and 5, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-4-2; (02)MO033306.16. -->
"SECTION 16.
IC 4-33-4-2
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. The commission
shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2
for the following purposes:
(1) Administering this article.
(2) Establishing the conditions under which riverboat gambling
in Indiana may be conducted.
(3) Providing for the prevention of practices detrimental to the
public interest and providing for the best interests of riverboat
gambling.
(4) With respect to riverboats that operate on Patoka Lake,
ensuring:
(A) the prevention of practices detrimental to the natural
environment and scenic beauty of Patoka Lake; and
(B) compliance by licensees and riverboat patrons with the
requirements of IC 14-26-2-5 and IC 14-28-1.
(5) (4) Establishing rules concerning inspection of riverboats and
the review of the permits or licenses necessary to operate a
riverboat.
(6) (5) Imposing penalties for noncriminal violations of this
article.
SOURCE: IC 4-33-4-3; (02)MO033306.17. -->
SECTION 17.
IC 4-33-4-3
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.14-2000,
SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Adopt rules that the commission determines necessary to
protect or enhance the following:
(A) The credibility and integrity of gambling operations
authorized by this article.
(B) The regulatory process provided in this article.
(C) The natural environment and scenic beauty of Patoka
Lake.
(2) Conduct all hearings concerning civil violations of this article.
(3) Provide for the establishment and collection of license fees
and taxes imposed under this article.
(4) Deposit the license fees and taxes in the state gaming fund
established by
IC 4-33-13.
(5) Levy and collect penalties for noncriminal violations of this
article.
(6) Deposit the penalties in the state gaming fund established by
IC 4-33-13.
(7) Be present through the commission's inspectors and agents
during the time gambling operations are conducted on a riverboat
to do the following:
(A) Certify the revenue received by a riverboat.
(B) Receive complaints from the public.
(C) Conduct other investigations into the conduct of the
gambling games and the maintenance of the equipment that
the commission considers necessary and proper.
(D) With respect to riverboats that operate on Patoka Lake,
ensure compliance with the following:
(i) IC 14-26-2-6.
(ii) IC 14-26-2-7.
(iii) IC 14-28-1.
(8) Adopt emergency rules under
IC 4-22-2-37.1
if the
commission determines that:
(A) the need for a rule is so immediate and substantial that
rulemaking procedures under
IC 4-22-2-13
through
IC 4-22-2-36
are inadequate to address the need; and
(B) an emergency rule is likely to address the need.
(b) The commission shall begin rulemaking procedures under
IC 4-22-2-13
through
IC 4-22-2-36
to adopt an emergency rule adopted
under subsection (a)(8) not later than thirty (30) days after the adoption
of the emergency rule under subsection (a)(8).".
SOURCE: Page 7, line 8; (02)MO033306.7. -->
Page 7, between lines 8 and 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-4-13; (02)MO033306.19. -->
"SECTION 19.
IC 4-33-4-13
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 13. (a) This section
does not apply to a riverboat located in a county having a
population of more than nineteen thousand three hundred (19,300)
but less than twenty thousand (20,000).
(b) After consulting with the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, the commission may do the following:
(1) Determine the waterways that are navigable waterways for
purposes of this article.
(2) Determine the navigable waterways that are suitable for the
operation of riverboats under this article.
(b) (c) In determining the navigable waterways on which riverboats
may operate, the commission shall do the following:
(1) Obtain any required approvals from the United States Army
Corps of Engineers for the operation of riverboats on those
waterways.
(2) Consider the economic benefit that riverboat gambling
provides to Indiana.
(3) Seek to ensure that all regions of Indiana share in the
economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
(4) Considering IC 14-26-2-6, IC 14-26-2-7, and IC 14-28-1,
conduct a feasibility study concerning:
(A) the environmental impact of the navigation and docking of
riverboats upon Patoka Lake; and
(B) the impact of the navigation and docking of riverboats
upon the scenic beauty of Patoka Lake.
SOURCE: IC 4-33-4-15; (02)MO033306.20. -->
SECTION 20.
IC 4-33-4-15
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 15. The commission
shall annually do the following:
(1) Review the patterns of wagering and wins and losses by
persons on riverboat gambling operations under this article.
(2) Make recommendations to the governor and the general
assembly concerning whether limits on wagering losses should be
imposed.
(3) Examine the impact on the natural environment and scenic
beauty of Patoka Lake made by the navigation and docking of
riverboats.".
SOURCE: Page 8, line 8; (02)MO033306.8. -->
Page 8, line 8, strike "upon Patoka Lake".
Page 8, line 9, strike "from a county" and insert " in a historic
preservation district".
Page 9, between lines 13 and 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-6-6; (02)MO033306.25. -->
"SECTION 25.
IC 4-33-6-6
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 6. (a) A riverboat that
operates in a county described in
IC 4-33-1-1
(1) or
IC 4-33-1-1
(2)
must:
(1) have a valid certificate of inspection from the United States
Coast Guard for the carrying of at least five hundred (500)
passengers; and
(2) be at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in length.
(b) A riverboat that operates on Patoka Lake in a county described
under
IC 4-33-1-1
(3) must:
(1) have the capacity to carry at least five hundred (500)
passengers;
(2) be at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in length; and
(3) meet safety standards required by the commission.
(c) This subsection applies only to a riverboat that operates on the
Ohio River. A riverboat must replicate, as nearly as possible, historic
Indiana steamboat passenger vessels of the nineteenth century.
However, steam propulsion or overnight lodging facilities are not
required under this subsection.".
SOURCE: Page 12, line 8; (02)MO033306.12. -->
Page 12, between lines 8 and 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-33-9-17; (02)MO033306.32. -->
"SECTION 32.
IC 4-33-9-17
IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2002]:
Sec. 17. (a) This section applies only to a riverboat located
in a historic preservation district described in
IC 4-33-1-1
(3).
(b) As used in this section, "electronic gaming device" has the
meaning set forth in 68 IAC 1-1-29.
(c) As used in this section, "live gaming device" has the meaning
set forth in 68-IAC 1-1-59.
(d) The licensed owner of a riverboat described in subsection (a)
may not install more than five hundred (500) electronic gaming
devices on board the riverboat.
(e) This section does not limit the number of live gaming devices
that the licensed owner may install on board a riverboat described
in subsection (a).".
SOURCE: Page 12, line 23; (02)MO033306.12. -->
Page 12, line 23, after "IC 4-33-2-8;" insert "IC 4-33-4-19;".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to SB 333 as printed January 25, 2002.)
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MO033306/DI 92 2002