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 9  AN ACT concerning lotteries; relating to the privilege tax imposed on
10    bingo games; disposition of tax revenues; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
11    79-4710 and repealing the existing section.
12
13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 79-4710 is hereby amended to read as
15  follows: 79-4710. (a) All amounts received by or for the secretary of rev-
16  enue from license and registration fees pursuant to this act shall be re-
17  mitted to the state treasurer and the state treasurer shall deposit all of
18  such moneys in the state treasury and, except as otherwise provided by
19  K.S.A. 79-4711 and amendments thereto for maintenance of the bingo
20  refund fund, shall credit the same to the state bingo regulation fund.
21    (b)  All amounts received by or for the secretary of revenue from the
22  tax levied pursuant to K.S.A. 79-4704 and amendments thereto shall be
23  remitted to the state treasurer and the state treasurer shall deposit all of
24  such moneys in the state treasury. There is hereby created, in the state
25  treasury, the state bingo regulation fund and the county and city bingo
26  tax fund. Subject to the maintenance requirements of the bingo refund
27  fund under K.S.A. 79-4711 and amendments thereto,  1/3 57% of each
28  deposit shall be credited to the state general fund,  1/3 33% of each deposit
29  to the state bingo regulation fund and the remaining  1/3 10% of such
30  deposit shall be credited to the county and city bingo tax fund. Moneys
31  in the state bingo regulation fund shall be expended for the enforcement
32  of the bingo statutes in article 47 of chapter 79 of Kansas Statutes An-
33  notated and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Such ex-
34  penditures shall be made upon vouchers approved by the secretary of
35  revenue or a person designated by the secretary.
36    (c)  All moneys deposited in the county and city bingo tax fund shall
37  be returned to the counties and cities in which the locations and regis-
38  tered premises are located at a time or times fixed by the secretary but
39  not less than once each year. If the locations and registered premises are
40  located within the corporate limits of a city, all taxes collected therefrom
41  shall be remitted to the city treasurer of such city and credited to the city
42  general fund. If the locations and registered premises are located within
43  the unincorporated area of any county, all taxes collected therefrom shall
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 1  be remitted to the county treasurer of such county and credited to the
 2  county general fund. Moneys distributed to cities and counties under this
 3  section shall be used to assist in the enforcement of the bingo laws of this
 4  state.
 5    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 79-4710 is hereby repealed.
 6    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 7  publication in the statute book.