Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Assemblyman JOHN F. AMODEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
Assemblyman JON M. BRAMNICK
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Coughlin, C.A.Brown, DiMaio and Assemblywoman Handlin
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permit for horse racing on beach.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Budget Committee on June 17, 2013, with amendments.
An Act concerning a special horse racing permit and supplementing chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of 1section 1 of P.L.1949, c.26 (C.5:5-39.1) or1 any other law to the contrary, the commission may grant a special permit, to a 1[running race permit holder that leases a State-owned racetrack] permit holder in good standing authorized to conduct running races in this State1, for the holding or conducting of a special running race meeting on a beach in an area that extends landward from the mean high water line of the ocean to either the vegetation line or a man-made feature generally parallel to the ocean, such as a retaining structure, seawall, bulkhead, road, or boardwalk. 1A special permit granted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.1
b. The commission may grant only one special permit 1[,]1 pursuant to subsection a. of this section 1[, to an eligible running race permit holder] per calendar year, which shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued. Any running race permit holder in good standing may apply for the special permit1. The number of racing days authorized pursuant to the special permit shall not exceed two days in a calendar year. Any racing day that is run pursuant to the special permit shall count toward the total number of racing days allotted to the running race permit holder.
c. A permit holder that is granted a special permit pursuant to this section shall keep and maintain separate books and records for the special running race meeting to the same extent as is required of a permit holder and shall file such report and audits as may otherwise be required on or before such date as the commission may designate.
d. Sums in the parimutuel pools shall be distributed as if the special running race meeting is held at the location for which the special permit holder holds a running race permit, as provided in chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Revised Statutes.
1[e. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for:
(1) the procedure for application for and approval of a special permit authorized by this section;
(2) any conditions to which a special permit holder or special running race meeting may be subject; and
(3) such other matters as the commission deems appropriate.]1
2. This act shall take effect immediately.