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79-4710.Disposition of license and registration fees and tax revenues. (a) All amounts received by or for the administrator from license and registration fees pursuant to this act shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state bingo regulation fund, except as provided by K.S.A. 79-4711, and amendments thereto.

(b) All amounts received by or for the administrator from the tax levied pursuant to K.S.A. 79-4704, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury.

(c) There is hereby created, in the state treasury, the state bingo regulation fund. Except as provided by K.S.A. 79-4711, and amendments thereto, 1/3 of each deposit remitted to the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (b) shall be credited to the state bingo regulation fund and the balance shall be credited to the state general fund. Except as provided by subsections (d) and (e), all moneys in the state bingo regulation fund shall be expended for the administration and enforcement of the bingo act, and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Such expenditures shall be made upon vouchers approved by the administrator.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all operating expenses of the administrator related to the administration and enforcement of the bingo act appropriated by the legislature shall be paid from the state bingo regulation fund. At the end of each fiscal year, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer to the state general fund any moneys in the state bingo regulation fund on each such date in excess of the amount required to pay all operating expenses of the administrator related to the administration and enforcement of the bingo act.

(e) On July 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as sufficient moneys are available, $20,000 credited to the state bingo regulation fund shall be transferred and credited to the problem gambling grant fund[*] established by K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 79-4805, and amendments thereto.

(f) Upon the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the county and city bingo tax fund to the state bingo regulation fund. Upon the effective date of this act, all liabilities of the county and city bingo tax fund existing prior to the effective date are hereby imposed on the state bingo regulation fund. The county and city bingo tax fund is hereby abolished.

History: L. 1975, ch. 491, § 10; L. 1977, ch. 341, § 11; L. 1984, ch. 366, § 6; Revived and amend., L. 1995, ch. 261, § 8; L. 2000, ch. 173, § 11; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 465; July 1.

* Reference should be to "problem gambling and addictions grant fund."



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