STATE OF NEW YORK
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3750
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GOLDFEDER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to peace officers at the video
lottery gaming facility at the Aqueduct racetrack
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1617-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision i to read as follows:
3 i. For the purpose of preserving order, the operator of the video
4 lottery gaming facility at the Aqueduct racetrack is hereby authorized,
5 with the approval of the gaming commission to appoint from time to time
6 special police officers, and the same to remove at pleasure, who, when
7 appointed, shall be peace officers with the same powers within and about
8 such facility as are set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal procedure
9 law; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed
10 to authorize such employees to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a
11 firearm. The appointment of police officers in pursuance of this
12 section shall not be deemed to supersede in any way at such video
13 lottery gaming facility the authority of peace officers or police offi-
14 cers of the jurisdiction where such facility is located.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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