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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Walsh, Ruggiero, Ferri, E Coderre, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: January 12, 2012

     Referred To: House Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-61 of the General Laws entitled "State Lottery" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     42-61-19. Scratch-A-Tick Game. – During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 the state

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lottery division within the department of revenue shall conduct, in conformity with the applicable

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provisions of chapter 42-61 of the general laws, an instant game to be known as “Scratch-A-Tick

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Game.” The lesser of either the net revenue from the first three (3) months of the running of the

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“Scratch-A-Tick Game” or two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be deposited in a

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restricted revenue account to be used by the University of Rhode Island Center for Vector-Borne

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Disease and Tick Encounter Resource Center for tick-bite protection and Lyme disease

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prevention research and outreach. The provisions of this section shall prevail over any provisions

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of chapter 42-61 which are inconsistent therewith.

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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 -- STATE LOTTERY

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

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“Scratch-A-Tick Game” during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The lesser amount of either

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the net revenue from the first three (3) months of the running of said game or two hundred

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thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be deposited in a restricted revenue account to be used by the

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University of Rhode Island for Vector-Borne Disease and Tick Encounter Resource Center to

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help support statewide tick-bite protection and Lyme disease prevention research and outreach.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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