Bill Text: CT HB07239 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Request For Proposals To Qualify An Entity To Develop A Casino Gaming Facility In The State.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-29 - File Number 296 [HB07239 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB07239-Comm_Sub.html
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AN ACT CONCERNING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO QUALIFY AN ENTITY TO DEVELOP A CASINO GAMING FACILITY IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Commissioners of Consumer Protection and Economic and Community Development shall develop and issue a request for proposals to qualify any person, business organization or Indian tribe to develop, manage and operate a possible casino gaming facility in the state. The request for proposals shall require a responder to:
(1) Provide an outline of the significant benefits that the proposed gaming facility will bring to the municipality in which the casino gaming facility may be located, the surrounding municipalities and the state, and a plan to attract both residents and tourists to the proposed casino gaming facility;
(2) Submit a development agreement entered into by the responder with a municipality regarding the establishment of the proposed casino gaming facility in the municipality, provided such development agreement was subject to approval by a referendum of the municipality and requires the responder to make an annual payment to the municipality in an amount not less than eight million dollars if and when the proposed casino gaming facility becomes operational;
(3) Submit a market analysis detailing the benefits of the proposed casino gaming facility;
(4) Agree to make a capital investment of not less than three hundred million dollars in the proposed casino gaming facility;
(5) Provide information and documentation to demonstrate that the responder has sufficient business ability and experience and financial stability to establish and maintain the proposed casino gaming facility;
(6) Submit the designs for the proposed casino gaming facility and a timeline for its construction;
(7) Estimate the number of employees to be employed at the proposed casino gaming facility, including information regarding the pay rate and benefits for such employees;
(8) Indicate whether the responder has a contract with organized labor and has the support of organized labor for its response;
(9) Describe a process to maximize the use of small business enterprises, particularly those owned and operated by minorities and other socially or economically disadvantaged individuals in the state;
(10) Submit a plan to mitigate the potential negative public health consequences associated with gambling and the operation of the proposed casino gaming facility;
(11) Provide a plan to protect off-track betting facilities throughout the state from any adverse impacts due to the operation of the proposed casino gaming facility;
(12) Describe the type and number of games to be conducted at the proposed casino gaming facility;
(13) Demonstrate the responder's ability to pay a licensing fee of not less than two hundred fifty million dollars for a possible license to operate a casino gaming facility in the state for a period of ten years;
(14) Agree to pay to the state (A) a minimum of thirty-five per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the possible operation of video slot machines at the proposed casino gaming facility, and (B) a minimum of ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation of all other games at the proposed casino gaming facility; and
(15) Provide other information as the commissioners may deem necessary.
(b) The response shall be accompanied by a fee of five million dollars, which shall be refundable if the responder is not chosen by the commissioners to be qualified or if the General Assembly does not authorize the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. The commissioners shall waive such fee for any response submitted by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut.
(c) The commissioners shall develop selection criteria to evaluate responses and may qualify one person, business organization or Indian tribe that submits a response to the request for proposals to develop, manage and operate a possible casino gaming facility in the state.
(d) The commissioners shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security and commerce that (1) describes and summarizes the request for proposals, the responses received and the selection criteria, and (2) demonstrates that the person, business organization or Indian tribe qualified by the commissioners to develop, manage and operate a proposed casino gaming facility in the state meets the selection criteria.
(e) A person, business organization or Indian tribe may not establish a casino gaming facility in the state until the General Assembly has enacted legislation to provide for the operation of and participation in a casino gaming facility and such legislation has taken effect.
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (a)(2), "if and when the proposed casino gaming facility becomes operational;" was added for clarity and consistency with other provisions of the subsection; in Subsec. (d), "shall" was deleted, and "describe", "summarize" and "demonstrate" were changed to "describes", "summarizes" and "demonstrates" for consistency with standard drafting conventions; in Subsec. (e), "amended state law" was changed to "enacted legislation" and "law" was changed to "legislation" for accuracy; and the title was changed.
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