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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Marshall, and Shekarchi

     Date Introduced: May 20, 2016

     Referred To: House Finance

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND

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GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 158

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RHODE ISLAND HERITAGE HALL OF FAME

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     42-158-1. Appropriation. – During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the state lottery

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division within the department of revenue shall conduct, pursuant to chapter 61 of title 42, an

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instant game to be known as the "Heritage Hall of Fame Baseball Lottery Game." The net

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revenue from the first six (6) months of the running of the Heritage Hall of Fame Baseball

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Lottery Game shall be deposited in a restricted revenue account to be used by the Rhode Island

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Heritage Hall of Fame, a 501(c)3, nonprofit corporation, for the construction of a Hall of Fame

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and Rhode Island History Center building in Bristol. The provisions of this section shall prevail

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over any inconsistent provisions of chapter 61 of title 42.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND

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     This act would require the state lottery division to conduct an instant game known as the

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"Heritage Hall of Fame Baseball Lottery Game" during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. The

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net revenue from the first six (6) months of the running of said game would be deposited in a

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restricted revenue account to be used by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame for the

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construction of a Hall of Fame building and Rhode Island History Center.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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