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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE LOTTERY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Felag, DiPalma, Bates, and Nesselbush | |
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Date Introduced: January 18, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
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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 disease prevention |
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research and outreach. The provisions of this section shall prevail over any provisions of chapter |
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42-61 which are inconsistent therewith. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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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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