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1 1 Amend the Senate amendment, H-5589, to House File
1 2 2416, as passed by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 16, by inserting before line 47 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. 101. DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 101
1 6 through 104, unless the context otherwise requires:
1 7 1. "Extension service" means the Iowa cooperative
1 8 extension service in agriculture and home economics at
1 9 Iowa state university of science and technology.
1 10 2. "Director" means the study director appointed
1 11 by the director of the extension service.
1 12 Sec. 102. EXTENSION SERVICE STUDY – STUDY
1 13 COMPLETION.
1 14 1. The lottery commissioner shall contract with
1 15 the director of the extension service to conduct a
1 16 comprehensive study of gambling in the state.
1 17 Pursuant to the contract, the extension service shall
1 18 conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of
1 19 gambling in this state and existing policies and
1 20 practices with respect to the legalization or
1 21 prohibition of gambling activities and formulate and
1 22 propose changes in those policies and practices as the
1 23 extension service deems appropriate. The extension
1 24 service may seek the cooperation of other states and
1 25 tribal councils in obtaining information regarding
1 26 gambling activities within those jurisdictions.
1 27 2. The study shall include, but is not limited to,
1 28 the following matters:
1 29 a. The economic impact of gambling on the state of
1 30 Iowa, political subdivisions of this state, and native
1 31 American tribes conducting gambling activities in this
1 32 state.
1 33 b. The economic impact of gambling on other
1 34 businesses.
1 35 c. An assessment and review of the political
1 36 contributions and influences of gambling businesses
1 37 and promoters on the development of public policy
1 38 regulating gambling.
1 39 d. An assessment of the relationship between
1 40 gambling and crime.
1 41 e. An assessment of the impact of pathological or
1 42 problem gambling on individuals, families, social
1 43 institutions, criminal activity, and the economy.
1 44 f. A review of the demographics of gamblers.
1 45 g. A review of the effectiveness of existing
1 46 practices in law enforcement, judicial administration,
1 47 and corrections to combat and deter illegal gambling
1 48 and illegal activities related to gambling.
1 49 h. A review of the costs and effectiveness of
1 50 state and federal gambling regulatory policy.
2 1 i. Other relevant issues and topics as considered
2 2 appropriate by the extension service.
2 3 3. The extension service shall complete its study
2 4 and submit its final report to the governor and the
2 5 general assembly not later than January 31, 1998. The
2 6 final report shall contain a detailed statement of the
2 7 findings and conclusions of the extension service with
2 8 its recommendations for legislation and administrative
2 9 actions as the extension service deems appropriate.
2 10 Sec. 103. POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR.
2 11 1. The director may hold hearings, administer
2 12 oaths, take testimony, receive evidence, and require
2 13 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
2 14 and the production of materials as the director
2 15 considers advisable to carry out the purposes of
2 16 sections 101 through 104.
2 17 A subpoena of the extension service shall be served
2 18 in the manner provided for a subpoena issued by a
2 19 district court under the Iowa rules of civil
2 20 procedure. A subpoena may be served anywhere in the
2 21 judicial district in which the person required to be
2 22 served resides or may be found. A subpoena shall
2 23 state the time and place a person is required to
2 24 appear, be signed by the director, and be attested to
2 25 by the director of the extension service.
2 26 2. Upon request of the director, the head of any
2 27 state agency shall furnish the director with the
2 28 information considered necessary by the director to
2 29 carry out the provisions of sections 101 through 104.
2 30 3. The director of the extension service shall
2 31 appoint and terminate the employment of a director of
2 32 the study and any additional personnel as may be
2 33 necessary to carry out the study.
2 34 Sec. 104. STUDY APPROPRIATION.
2 35 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of
2 36 the state to the department of revenue and finance the
2 37 sum of $50,000, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
2 38 fund a comprehensive factual and legal study of
2 39 gambling in this state to be conducted by the Iowa
2 40 cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
2 41 economics as provided in section 101 through 104.
2 42 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, all unobligated
2 43 and unencumbered moneys remaining on January 31, 1998,
2 44 from the appropriation made in subsection 1, shall
2 45 revert to the general fund of the state on April 1,
2 46 1998.
2 47 Sec. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section and
2 48 sections 101 through 104, being deemed of immediate
2 49 importance, take effect upon enactment."
2 50 #2. Page 23, by inserting after line 9 the
3 1 following:
3 2 "# . Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
3 3 word "entities," the following: "providing an
3 4 effective date,"."
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3 7
3 8 GARMAN of Story
3 9 HF 2416.209 76
3 10 tj/jj
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