WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
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to the Committee on the Judiciary the Finance.
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, adding thereto a new section, designated §29-22-31,
relating to the establishment of the State Parks Benefit Game; and the
establishment of the State Parks Lottery Fund.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section,
designated §29-22-31, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT.
§29-22-31. State parks instant lottery scratch-off game.
(a) Beginning September
1, 2016, the commission shall establish and offer an instant lottery
scratch-off game designated as the State Parks Benefit Game.
(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of section eighteen of this article, the commission shall transfer
all net profits received from the sale of State Parks Benefit Game lottery
tickets, materials and games to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State Parks
Lottery Fund established in this section. The Legislature may make
appropriations from this fund for the operational costs of the game. The State
Treasurer shall transfer funds accrued in the State Parks Lottery Fund to the
Division of Natural Resources'
Parks and Recreation Section upon the written request of the Director of the
Division of Natural Resources to the Investment Management Board and the State
Treasurer.
(c) There is created in the
State Treasury a special revenue fund designated the State Parks Lottery Fund,
which consists of all revenues derived from the State Parks Benefit Game, any
appropriations to the fund by the Legislature and all interest or other returns
earned from investment of the fund.
(d) The commission shall
change the design or theme of the State Parks Benefit Game regularly so that
the game remains competitive with the other instant lottery scratch-off games
offered by the commission. The tickets for the instant lottery game created in
this section shall clearly state that the profits derived from the game are
being used to benefit state parks in this state.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to establish within the West Virginia Lottery the State Parks Benefit Game, and
to establish within the State Treasury the State Parks Lottery Fund.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.