H. B. 3144
(By Delegates Longstreth, Hamilton
and Klempa)
[Introduced March 13, 2009; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §29-22-9b, relating
to requiring the Lottery Commission to establish an instant
lottery scratch-off game designated as the State Road Benefit
Game, beginning September 1, 2010, with all net profits
received from the sale of State Road Benefit Game lottery
tickets, materials and games to be deposited with the State
Treasurer into the State Road Fund.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-22-9b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT.
§29-22-9b. State Road Benefit Instant Lottery Scratch-off Game.
(a) Beginning September 1, 2010, the commission shall establish an instant lottery scratch-off game designated as the
State Road Benefit Game, which is offered by the lottery.
(b) Notwithstanding section eighteen of this article, all net
profits received from the sale of State Road Benefit Game lottery
tickets, materials and games are deposited with the State Treasurer
into the State Road Fund;
(c) The Lottery Commission shall change the design or theme of
the State Road Benefit Game regularly so that the game remains
competitive with the other instant lottery scratch-off games
offered by the Lottery Commission. The tickets for the instant
lottery game created in this section shall clearly state that the
profits derived from the game are being used to benefit state road
development and maintenance in this state.
NOTE: This bill shall require the Lottery Commission to
establish an instant lottery scratch-off game designated as the
State Road Benefit Game, beginning September 1, 2010.
All net profits received from the sale of State Road Benefit
Game lottery tickets, materials and games would be deposited with
the State Treasurer into the State Road Fund.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.