79-4801. State gaming revenues fund; authorized uses; limitation on amounts credited thereto; transfers to state general fund. There is hereby created the state gaming revenues fund in the state treasury. All moneys credited to such fund shall be expended or transferred only for the purposes and in the manner provided by this act and all expenditures from the state gaming revenues fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts. All moneys credited to such fund shall be allocated and credited monthly to the funds and in the amounts specified by this act except that the total of the amounts credited to such funds in any one fiscal year pursuant to this act shall not exceed $50,000,000, except that the total of the amounts credited to such funds for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, pursuant to this act shall not exceed $48,059,846. All amounts credited to such fund in any one fiscal year which are in excess of $50,000,000 shall be transferred and credited to the state general fund on July 15, 1996, and June 25, 1997, and each year thereafter on June 25, except that: (a) All amounts credited to the state gaming revenues fund in fiscal year 2009 which are in excess of $48,059,846 shall be transferred and credited to the state general fund on July 15, 2009, and shall be recorded and accounted for as receipts to the state general fund for fiscal year 2009; (b) all amounts credited to the state gaming revenues fund in fiscal year 2010 which are in excess of $48,059,846 shall be transferred and credited to the state general fund on June 15, 2010, and shall be recorded and accounted for as receipts to the state general fund for fiscal year 2010; and (c) all amounts credited to the state gaming revenues fund in fiscal year 2011 which are in excess of $50,000,000 shall be transferred and credited to the state general fund on June 15, 2011, and shall be recorded and accounted for as receipts to the state general fund for fiscal year 2011.

History: L. 1986, ch. 365, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 265, § 5; L. 2007, ch. 167, § 200; L. 2008, ch. 131, § 171; L. 2009, ch. 2, § 92; L. 2009, ch. 124, § 145; L. 2009, ch. 144, § 88; L. 2010, ch. 165, § 157; June 10.