Senate Amendment 5337


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2531, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 42, after line 25 by inserting:
     1  4                          <DIVISION ___
     1  5                    DOG RACETRACKS  == STUDY
     1  6    Sec. ___.  RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==  DOG
     1  7 RACETRACKS STUDY.  The racing and gaming commission
     1  8 shall study and issue a report on the viability of
     1  9 pari=mutuel dog racetracks in this state to include
     1 10 what, if any, economic impact greyhound racing has
     1 11 on the economy of the state and whether greyhound
     1 12 racing has fulfilled the purpose of facilitating the
     1 13 development and promotion of greyhound racing in the
     1 14 state.  The report shall include the number of Iowa
     1 15 employees, payroll wages, and employment benefits, if
     1 16 any, of registered Iowa owners, breeders, and kennels,
     1 17 as verified by state payroll tax filings.  The report
     1 18 shall include current and past numbers of registered
     1 19 owners, registered kennels, registered greyhounds,
     1 20 and the disbursement of purse supplement moneys to
     1 21 Iowa=registered owners and kennels as compared to
     1 22 out=of=state owners and kennels, and the status of
     1 23 greyhound racing in the United States to include the
     1 24 number of track closures.  The report shall also detail
     1 25 the current generation of revenue to the state from
     1 26 live greyhound racing as compared to the cost incurred
     1 27 by licensees of dog racetracks for conducting live
     1 28 greyhound racing.    The commission is authorized to hire
     1 29 a consultant to assist in the development of the study
     1 30 and preparation of the report.  On or before January
     1 31 1, 2011, the commission shall file a report which
     1 32 contains the results of the study with the governor and
     1 33 the general assembly.  The cost of the report shall be
     1 34 assessed on a proportionate basis to the dog racetracks
     1 35 located in Dubuque and Pottawattamie counties.>
     1 36 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          WALLY E. HORN
          HF2531.2848 (2) 83
          ec/jp

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