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                                         3746
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 13, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
         ing
       AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to peace officers at the video
         lottery gaming facility at the Aqueduct racetrack
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  1617-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision g to read as follows:
    3    G. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING ORDER,  THE  OPERATOR  OF  THE  VIDEO
    4  LOTTERY  GAMING FACILITY AT THE AQUEDUCT RACETRACK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED,
    5  WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GAMING COMMISSION TO APPOINT FROM TIME TO  TIME
    6  SPECIAL  POLICE  OFFICERS, AND THE SAME TO REMOVE AT PLEASURE, WHO, WHEN
    7  APPOINTED, SHALL BE PEACE OFFICERS WITH THE SAME POWERS WITHIN AND ABOUT
    8  SUCH FACILITY AS ARE SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    9  LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED
   10  TO AUTHORIZE SUCH EMPLOYEES TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR, OR DISPOSE  OF  A
   11  FIREARM.    THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  POLICE  OFFICERS  IN PURSUANCE OF THIS
   12  SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO  SUPERSEDE  IN  ANY  WAY  AT  SUCH  VIDEO
   13  LOTTERY  GAMING FACILITY THE AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS OR POLICE OFFI-
   14  CERS OF THE JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH FACILITY IS LOCATED.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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