71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2004
 
                         Senate Bill 209
 
Sponsored by Senator ATKINSON (at the request of Joe Pedrogetti)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Imposes fee on sales of tickets for admission to live
professional boxing contests, matches and exhibitions. Directs
Oregon State Boxing and Wrestling Commission to use moneys from
fees to provide grants to amateur boxing organizations.
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon State Boxing
and Wrestling Commission for purpose of providing grants to
amateur boxing organizations.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to boxing; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 463. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) In addition to any other fees or taxes
required under this chapter, a promoter shall pay to the Oregon
State Boxing and Wrestling Commission a fee of $1 for each ticket
sold for admission to a live professional boxing contest, match
or exhibition held in this state.
  (2) All moneys collected from the fee imposed under subsection
(1) of this section shall be deposited into the subaccount
established in the State Police Account under ORS 181.175 (2).
Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the Oregon State
Boxing and Wrestling Commission to be used by the commission to
award grants to amateur boxing organizations in this state.
  (3) The commission shall adopt by rule the manner in which:
  (a) The fees required under subsection (1) of this section must
be paid; and
  (b) Applications for grants may be submitted to the commission
and the standards to be used to award the grants to amateur
boxing organizations in this state.
  (4) The commission shall monitor the amateur boxing
organizations that receive grants under this section to determine
the success of the grant program.
  (5) As used in this section, 'amateur boxing organization '
means a locally operated boxing club that is registered with the
Oregon Association of United States Amateur Boxing, Inc. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Oregon State Boxing
and Wrestling Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of $___, which may be
 
expended for grants to amateur boxing organizations under section
2 of this 2001 Act. + }
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