HOUSE BILL No. 4744


     May 1, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Llewellyn, Rhead, DeHart, Galloway, Law and Cherry and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        A bill to amend the Initiated Law of 1996, entitled

   "Michigan gaming control and revenue act,"

   (MCL 432.201 to 432.216) by adding section 17.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 17.  (1) PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 1194, 64

 2    STAT. 1134, 15 U.S.C. 1172, APPROVED JANUARY 2, 1951, THE STATE

 3    OF MICHIGAN, ACTING THROUGH DULY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLA-

 4    TURE, DOES DECLARE THAT THE STATE IS EXEMPT FROM CHAPTER 1194, 64

 5    STAT. 1134, 15 U.S.C. 1171 TO 1178.

 6         (2) ALL SHIPMENTS OF GAMBLING DEVICES, INCLUDING SLOT

 7    MACHINES, TO LICENSED CASINOS IN THIS STATE, THE REGISTERING,

 8    RECORDING, AND LABELING OF WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE MANU-

 9    FACTURER OR DEALER THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 1194, 64

10    STAT. 1134, 15 U.S.C. 1171 TO 1178, ARE LEGAL SHIPMENTS OF

11    GAMBLING DEVICES INTO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.


   03244'97                                                 VPW