Assembly Bill No. 448–Assemblymen de Braga and Carpenter

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Provides for licensing and operation of railroad gaming and makes appropriation to White Pine County for repair of trains and purchase and renovation of track. (BDR 41‑1066)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to railroad trains; requiring the Nevada gaming commission to adopt regulations governing the licensing and operation of railroad gaming; making an appropriation to White Pine County for the repair of certain trains and the purchase and renovation of certain track; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. Chapter 463 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  The commission shall, with the advice and assistance of the board,

1-4  adopt regulations governing the licensing and operation of railroad

1-5  gaming.

1-6    2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

1-7    (a) The commission may issue a nonrestricted license to a person to

1-8  operate railroad gaming in accordance with the regulations adopted

1-9  pursuant to this section.

1-10    (b) To operate railroad gaming, a person is not required to procure or

1-11  maintain:

1-12      (1) A gaming license or business license from any city, town or

1-13  county, regardless of whether the railroad train stops in or traverses that

1-14  city, town or county; or

1-15      (2) A county license for each particular device or game or slot

1-16  machine.

1-17    (c) No city, town or county may collect any license fee or tax for the

1-18  operation of railroad gaming.

2-1    3.  As used in this section:

2-2    (a) “Railroad gaming” means the conduct of gambling games on a

2-3  railroad train.

2-4    (b) “Railroad train” means a steam, electric or other motor engine,

2-5  with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon stationary rails. The

2-6  term does not include a streetcar.

2-7    Sec. 2.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

2-8  White Pine County the sum of $2,000,000 for the repair of the two steam

2-9  locomotives used on the Nevada Northern Railroad, the replacement of the

2-10  wye switch, and the purchase and renovation of the Nevada Northern

2-11  Track.

2-12    Sec. 3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 2

2-13  of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and

2-14  reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money

2-15  committed have been made.

2-16    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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