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SENATE BILL 6000
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators Schow, Heavey, Horn and Oke
Read first time 02/25/97. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to using state lottery moneys for compulsive gambling education and awareness; amending RCW 9.46.071, 67.70.240, and 67.70.042; and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 9.46.071 and 1994 c 218 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
The legislature recognizes that some individuals in this state are problem or compulsive gamblers. Because the state promotes and regulates gambling through the activities of the state lottery commission, the Washington horse racing commission, and the Washington state gambling commission, the state has the responsibility to continue to provide resources for the support of services for problem and compulsive gamblers. Therefore, the Washington state gambling commission, the Washington horse racing commission, and the state lottery commission shall jointly develop informational signs concerning problem and compulsive gambling which include a toll-free hot line number for problem and compulsive gamblers. The signs shall be placed in the establishments of gambling licensees, horse racing licensees, and lottery retailers.
The Washington state gambling commission shall adopt rules to implement a program for the purpose of compulsive gambling education and awareness.
Sec. 2. RCW 67.70.240 and 1995 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 105 are each amended to read as follows:
The
moneys in the state lottery account shall be used only: (1) For the payment of
prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares; (2) for purposes of
making deposits into the reserve account created by RCW 67.70.250 and into the
lottery administrative account created by RCW 67.70.260; (3) for purposes of
making deposits into the state's general fund; (4) ((for purposes of making
deposits into the housing trust fund under the provisions of section 7 of this
1987 act; (5))) for distribution to a county for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest payments on bonds issued by the county to construct a
baseball stadium, as defined in RCW 82.14.0485, including reasonably necessary
preconstruction costs; (((6))) (5) for the purchase and promotion
of lottery games and game-related services and, from the state lottery's advertising
budget, for the purposes of section 1 of this act; and (((7))) (6)
for the payment of agent compensation. Three million dollars shall be
distributed under subsection (((5))) (4) of this section during
calendar year 1996. During subsequent years, such distributions shall equal
the prior year's distributions increased by four percent. Distributions under
subsection (((5))) (4) of this section shall cease when the bonds
issued for the construction of the baseball stadium are retired, but not more than
twenty years after the tax under RCW 82.14.0485 is first imposed.
The office of financial management shall require the allotment of all expenses paid from the account and shall report to the ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives any changes in the allotments.
Sec. 3. RCW 67.70.042 and 1995 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 104 are each amended to read as follows:
The
lottery commission shall conduct at least two but not more than four scratch
games with sports themes per year. These games are intended to generate
additional moneys sufficient to cover the distributions under RCW 67.70.240(((5)))
(4).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1999, from the state lottery account under RCW 67.70.240(5) to the Washington state gambling commission for the purposes of section 1 of this act.
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