HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 11

(By Delegates Williams, H. White, Boggs, Eldridge, Hartman, Longstreth, Pethtel, Campbell, Hicks, Rodighiero, Anderson, Ashley, Bates, Butler, Byrd, Caputo, Evans, A., Faircloth, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hornbuckle, Howell, Lynch, McCuskey, Miley, Morgan, Moye, Nelson, E., Nelson, J., Perry, Phillips, L., Pushkin, Reynolds, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Skinner, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sponaugle, Trecost, Wagner, Westfall and Frich )

Expressing the support of the House of Delegates for the Lottery Commission to implement creative methods for selling Veteran Lottery tickets to help fund the West Virginia Veterans Home, and for the Lottery Commission to investigate the feasibility of implementing the methodology proposed by this resolution as a new alternative to promote their sales.

            Whereas, The West Virginia Veterans Home is reserved and designed for veterans in need

of a convenient and comfortable home; and

            Whereas, West Virginia continues to support veterans and recognizes their service as well as their needs; and

            Whereas, The West Virginia Veterans Home receives funds from the sale of designated veterans lottery tickets through the West Virginia Lottery; and

            Whereas, In order to enhance sales and generate much needed revenue for the Veterans Home, the Lottery Commission should consider authorizing and promoting the sale by retailers of bulk bundles or packets of Veterans Lottery tickets to veterans groups, implementing any necessary rule or other requirements to assure these sales are lawful and consistent with lottery requirements; and

            Whereas, When lottery retailers distributing these tickets to veterans groups for sales to their members, and providing a method for payout from these additional sales, would help sales by having these groups vested in instigating these sales; and

            Whereas, Enhancement of the revenue received by the West Virginia Veterans Home would be greatly beneficial to the resident veterans; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the House of Delegates:

            That the House of Delegates hereby expresses its support of veterans and the West Virginia Veterans Home by reviewing these proposals to further address the funding needs and provide avenues to promote and enhance lottery sales that directly benefit veterans programs; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates, forward a certified copy to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance and the West Virginia Lottery Commission.