Chapter 147

2012 -- S 2905

Enacted 06/05/12

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012

          

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2012

     

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 8 of Article 25 of Chapter 151 of the 2011 Public Laws entitled,

“An Act Relating To Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year

Ending June 30, 2012”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

     SECTION 8. Authorized Procurement of Second Amendment to the Master Video

Lottery Terminal Contract.

     (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws or regulations adopted

thereunder to the contrary, the division of state lottery is hereby expressly authorized and

empowered, to enter into with Twin River and Newport Grand a Second Amendment to the Twin

River Master Contract and to the Newport Grand Master Contract, for the following purposes and

containing the following terms and conditions, all of which shall be set forth in more particular

detail in the Second Amendment:

     (i) To provide that the requirements of Part A, Section 4(a)(ii) as to Twin River and Part

B, Section (4)(a)(ii) as to Newport Grand be amended to add the following provision thereto: The

Division is authorized, in addition to the Promotional Points Program established in Part A,

Section 4(a)(ii) and Part B, Section 4(a)(ii), to approve an additional amount of Promotional

Points not to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) per facility pursuant to the

same terms and conditions authorized by Chapter 16 of the Public Laws of 2010.

     (ii) To provide that the requirements of the following subsection found in Chapter 16 of

the Public Laws of 2010, Part B, Section 4(a)(iii)(2) be stricken and removed from the First

Amendment to Master Video Terminal Contract, to wit: and (2) the division shall not owe any

amount pursuant to said section 4(a)(iii) in any given marketing year unless, pursuant to

subsection 42-61.2-7(a), the state has received net terminal income for such marketing year in an

amount equal to or exceeding the amount of net terminal income the state received for the state's

fiscal year 2010. The requirements so stricken shall allow the Marketing Program and payments

due thereunder to be in effect for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in

said section.

     (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws or any rule or regulation

to the contrary, the division of state lottery is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to

enter into with Twin River and Newport Grand an amendment to the Twin River Master Contract

and to the Newport Grand Master Contract, for the following purposes and containing the

following terms and conditions, all of which shall be set forth in more particular detail in the

amendment. To provide that the requirements of Part A, Section (4)(a)(ii) as to Twin River and

Part B, Section (4)(a)(ii) as to Newport Grand be amended to add the following provision thereto:

The Division is authorized, in addition to the Promotional Points established in the Master

Contracts, as amended in 2011, to approve an additional amount of Promotional Points not to

exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per facility for fiscal year ending June 30,

2012.

     (c) All other terms and conditions contained in the First Amendment to Master Video

Lottery Terminal Contract shall remain in full force and effect.

 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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