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HB25-1215

Redistribution of Lottery Fund

Concerning the redistribution of the lottery fund, and, in connection therewith, modifying the distributions of lottery fund money for the public school capital construction assistance fund, the wildlife cash fund, and the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund; and making new distributions to the outdoor equity fund, the outdoor recreation industry office, and a new strategic outdoor recreation management and infrastructure cash fund.
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Subject:
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
Bill Summary

The bill creates the strategic outdoor recreation management and infrastructure cash fund, requires a specified percentage of lottery fund money to be distributed to the cash fund in state fiscal years when available lottery fund money exceeds a specified amount, and continuously appropriates the money in the cash fund to the division of parks and wildlife for specified outdoor recreation and management purposes.

Current law distributes, to the extent available, the first $3 million of the lottery fund to the outdoor equity fund, the next $3 million to the public school capital construction assistance fund, and any remaining money as follows:

  • 25% to the wildlife cash fund;
  • 25% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund; and
  • 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund.

For the 2024-25 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the bill redistributes, to the extent available, the first $3 $4 million of the lottery fund to the outdoor equity fund, the next $4 $3 million to the public school capital construction assistance fund, the next $750,000 to the outdoor recreation industry office in the office of economic development, and any remaining money as follows:

  • If the total amount of lottery fund money available is $20 million or less:

  • 10% to the wildlife cash fund;
  • 10% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund;
  • 30% to the outdoor equity fund; and
  • 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund;
  • 20% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund;
  • 20% to the wildlife cash fund; and
  • 10% to the outdoor equity fund; or

  • If the total amount of lottery fund money available is more than $20 million:
  • 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund;
  • 15% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund;
  • 15% to the wildlife cash fund;
  • 10% to the outdoor equity fund;
  • 5% to the outdoor recreation industry office in the office of economic development; and
  • 5% to the strategic outdoor recreation management and infrastructure cash fund.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Introduced
Under Consideration

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