House Amendment 8557


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2531 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 37, after line 19 by inserting:
     1  3                          <DIVISION ___
     1  4                    DOG RACETRACKS  == STUDY
     1  5    Sec. ___.  RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==  DOG
     1  6 RACETRACKS STUDY.  The racing and gaming commission
     1  7 shall study and issue a report on the viability of
     1  8 pari=mutuel dog racetracks in this state to include
     1  9 what, if any, economic impact greyhound racing has
     1 10 on the economy of the state and whether greyhound
     1 11 racing has fulfilled the purpose of facilitating the
     1 12 development and promotion of greyhound racing in the
     1 13 state.  The report shall include the number of Iowa
     1 14 employees, payroll wages, and employment benefits, if
     1 15 any, of registered Iowa owners, breeders, and kennels,
     1 16 as verified by state payroll tax filings.  The report
     1 17 shall include current and past numbers of registered
     1 18 owners, registered kennels, registered greyhounds,
     1 19 and the disbursement of purse supplement moneys to
     1 20 Iowa=registered owners and kennels as compared to
     1 21 out=of=state owners and kennels, and the status of
     1 22 greyhound racing in the United States to include the
     1 23 number of track closures.  The report shall also detail
     1 24 the current generation of revenue to the state from
     1 25 live greyhound racing as compared to the cost incurred
     1 26 by licensees of dog racetracks for conducting live
     1 27 greyhound racing.    The commission is authorized to hire
     1 28 a consultant to assist in the development of the study
     1 29 and preparation of the report.  On or before January
     1 30 1, 2011, the commission shall file a report which
     1 31 contains the results of the study with the governor and
     1 32 the general assembly.  The cost of the report shall be
     1 33 assessed on a proportionate basis to the dog racetracks
     1 34 located in Dubuque and Pottawattamie counties.>
     1 35 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          MASCHER of Johnson


                                        
          STRUYK of Pottawattamie
          SF2351.2664 (2) 83
          ec/jp

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