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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. O'BRIEN, JANUARY 26, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, JANUARY 26, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as |
2 | reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and |
3 | malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating |
4 | and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and |
5 | restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, |
6 | consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding |
7 | in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic |
8 | liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the |
9 | persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and |
10 | duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing |
11 | for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores, |
12 | for the payment of certain license fees to the respective |
13 | municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain |
14 | nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure |
15 | without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures; |
16 | providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," |
17 | further providing for definitions. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
19 | hereby enacts as follows: |
20 | Section 1. The definition of "public venue" in section 102 |
21 | of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the |
22 | Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32, No.14) |
23 | and amended July 16, 2007 (P.L.107, No.34), is amended to read: |
24 | Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases, |
25 | unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the |
26 | meanings ascribed to them in this section: |
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2 | "Public venue" shall mean a stadium, arena, convention |
3 | center, museum, amphitheater or similar structure. If the public |
4 | venue is a cruise terminal owned or leased by a port authority |
5 | created under the act of June 12, 1931 (P.L.575, No.200), |
6 | entitled "An act providing for joint action by Pennsylvania and |
7 | New Jersey in the development of the ports on the lower Delaware |
8 | River, and the improvement of the facilities for transportation |
9 | across the river; authorizing the Governor, for these purposes, |
10 | to enter into an agreement with New Jersey; creating The |
11 | Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the powers and |
12 | duties thereof, including the power to finance projects by the |
13 | issuance of revenue bonds; transferring to the new commission |
14 | all the powers of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission; |
15 | and making an appropriation," it shall have no permanent seating |
16 | requirement. If the public venue is an open-air amphitheater |
17 | owned by a port authority created under the act of December 6, |
18 | 1972 (P.L.1392, No.298), known as the "Third Class City Port |
19 | Authority Act," it shall have no permanent seating requirement. |
20 | If the public venue is owned by a political subdivision, a |
21 | municipal authority, the Commonwealth, an authority created |
22 | under the act of July 29, 1953 (P.L.1034, No.270), known as the |
23 | "Public Auditorium Authorities Law," an authority created under |
24 | Article XXV-A of the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), |
25 | known as the "Second Class County Code," an art museum |
26 | established under the authority of the act of April 6, 1791 (3 |
27 | Sm.L.20, No.1536), entitled "An act to confer on certain |
28 | associations of the citizens of this commonwealth the powers and |
29 | immunities of corporations, or bodies politic in law," or an |
30 | authority created under Article XXIII (n) or (o) of the act of |
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1 | August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," it |
2 | shall have permanent seating for at least one thousand (1,000) |
3 | people; otherwise, it shall have permanent seating for at least |
4 | two thousand (2,000) people. The term shall also mean any |
5 | regional history center, multipurpose cultural and science |
6 | facility, museum or convention or trade show center, regardless |
7 | of owner and seating capacity, that has a floor area of at least |
8 | sixty thousand (60,000) square feet in one building. The term |
9 | shall also mean a convention or conference center owned by a |
10 | city of the third class or a university which is a member of the |
11 | Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education which is operated |
12 | by a university foundation or alumni association, regardless of |
13 | seating capacity, that has a floor area of at least fifteen |
14 | thousand (15,000) square feet in one building. The term shall |
15 | shall also mean a visitor center, regardless of floor area or |
16 | seating capacity, that was established under the authority of |
17 | the Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1999 (Public Law |
18 | 106-131, 113 Stat. 1678; 16 USCA § 407m). |
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20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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