Executive Committee

Filed: 1/5/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 737

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 737 on page 16, by
3replacing lines 17 and 18 with "schools, parks, cultural
4institution facilities, museums within the municipality, and
5facilities at Navy Pier that are owned by the Metropolitan Pier
6and Exposition Authority."; and
 
7on page 15, line 16, by replacing "Capital Projects" with
8"Gaming Facilities Fee Revenue"; and
 
9on page 19, by replacing lines 3 through 8 with the following:
10    "The Committee shall consist of 11 members as provided in
11this Section. Four members shall be selected by the Governor, 3
12members shall be selected by the Mayor of the City of Chicago;
13one member shall be selected by the President of the Illinois
14Senate; one member shall be selected by the Speaker of the
15House of Representatives; one member shall be selected by the
16Minority Leader of the Senate; and one member"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 20, immediately below line 4, by inserting the
2following:
 
3    "Section 1-67. Limitations on gaming at Chicago airports.
4Gaming in any Chicago airport must be (1) conducted beyond the
5Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints
6and (2) limited to slot machines, as defined in Section 4 of
7the Illinois Gambling Act."; and
 
8on page 37, line 5, after "IV of", by inserting "Chapter"; and
 
9on page 37, line 9, by replacing "2-92-420" with "Section
102-92-420"; and
 
11on page 40, line 2, by replacing "(8)" with "(9)"; and
 
12on page 40, line 8, by replacing "(9)" with "(10)"; and
 
13on page 40, line 11, by replacing "(10)" with "(11)"; and
 
14on page 40, immediately below line 17, by inserting the
15following:
 
16    "Section 90-3. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
17is amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 430/5-45)
2    Sec. 5-45. Procurement; revolving door prohibition.
3    (a) No former officer, member, or State employee, or spouse
4or immediate family member living with such person, shall,
5within a period of one year immediately after termination of
6State employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
7compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
8the officer, member, or State employee, during the year
9immediately preceding termination of State employment,
10participated personally and substantially in the award of State
11contracts, or the issuance of State contract change orders,
12with a cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or
13entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
14    (b) No former officer of the executive branch or State
15employee of the executive branch with regulatory or licensing
16authority, or spouse or immediate family member living with
17such person, shall, within a period of one year immediately
18after termination of State employment, knowingly accept
19employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
20person or entity if the officer or State employee, during the
21year immediately preceding termination of State employment,
22participated personally and substantially in making a
23regulatory or licensing decision that directly applied to the
24person or entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
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1amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each executive
2branch constitutional officer and legislative leader, the
3Auditor General, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Support
4Services shall adopt a policy delineating which State positions
5under his or her jurisdiction and control, by the nature of
6their duties, may have the authority to participate personally
7and substantially in the award of State contracts or in
8regulatory or licensing decisions. The Governor shall adopt
9such a policy for all State employees of the executive branch
10not under the jurisdiction and control of any other executive
11branch constitutional officer.
12    The policies required under subsection (c) of this Section
13shall be filed with the appropriate ethics commission
14established under this Act or, for the Auditor General, with
15the Office of the Auditor General.
16    (d) Each Inspector General shall have the authority to
17determine that additional State positions under his or her
18jurisdiction, not otherwise subject to the policies required by
19subsection (c) of this Section, are nonetheless subject to the
20notification requirement of subsection (f) below due to their
21involvement in the award of State contracts or in regulatory or
22licensing decisions.
23    (e) The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services,
24the Auditor General, and each of the executive branch
25constitutional officers and legislative leaders subject to
26subsection (c) of this Section shall provide written

 

 

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1notification to all employees in positions subject to the
2policies required by subsection (c) or a determination made
3under subsection (d): (1) upon hiring, promotion, or transfer
4into the relevant position; and (2) at the time the employee's
5duties are changed in such a way as to qualify that employee.
6An employee receiving notification must certify in writing that
7the person was advised of the prohibition and the requirement
8to notify the appropriate Inspector General in subsection (f).
9    (f) Any State employee in a position subject to the
10policies required by subsection (c) or to a determination under
11subsection (d), but who does not fall within the prohibition of
12subsection (h) below, who is offered non-State employment
13during State employment or within a period of one year
14immediately after termination of State employment shall, prior
15to accepting such non-State employment, notify the appropriate
16Inspector General. Within 10 calendar days after receiving
17notification from an employee in a position subject to the
18policies required by subsection (c), such Inspector General
19shall make a determination as to whether the State employee is
20restricted from accepting such employment by subsection (a) or
21(b). In making a determination, in addition to any other
22relevant information, an Inspector General shall assess the
23effect of the prospective employment or relationship upon
24decisions referred to in subsections (a) and (b), based on the
25totality of the participation by the former officer, member, or
26State employee in those decisions. A determination by an

 

 

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1Inspector General must be in writing, signed and dated by the
2Inspector General, and delivered to the subject of the
3determination within 10 calendar days or the person is deemed
4eligible for the employment opportunity. For purposes of this
5subsection, "appropriate Inspector General" means (i) for
6members and employees of the legislative branch, the
7Legislative Inspector General; (ii) for the Auditor General and
8employees of the Office of the Auditor General, the Inspector
9General provided for in Section 30-5 of this Act; and (iii) for
10executive branch officers and employees, the Inspector General
11having jurisdiction over the officer or employee. Notice of any
12determination of an Inspector General and of any such appeal
13shall be given to the ultimate jurisdictional authority, the
14Attorney General, and the Executive Ethics Commission.
15    (g) An Inspector General's determination regarding
16restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) may be appealed to the
17appropriate Ethics Commission by the person subject to the
18decision or the Attorney General no later than the 10th
19calendar day after the date of the determination.
20    On appeal, the Ethics Commission or Auditor General shall
21seek, accept, and consider written public comments regarding a
22determination. In deciding whether to uphold an Inspector
23General's determination, the appropriate Ethics Commission or
24Auditor General shall assess, in addition to any other relevant
25information, the effect of the prospective employment or
26relationship upon the decisions referred to in subsections (a)

 

 

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1and (b), based on the totality of the participation by the
2former officer, member, or State employee in those decisions.
3The Ethics Commission shall decide whether to uphold an
4Inspector General's determination within 10 calendar days or
5the person is deemed eligible for the employment opportunity.
6    (h) The following officers, members, or State employees
7shall not, within a period of one year immediately after
8termination of office or State employment, knowingly accept
9employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
10person or entity if the person or entity or its parent or
11subsidiary, during the year immediately preceding termination
12of State employment, was a party to a State contract or
13contracts with a cumulative value of $25,000 or more involving
14the officer, member, or State employee's State agency, or was
15the subject of a regulatory or licensing decision involving the
16officer, member, or State employee's State agency, regardless
17of whether he or she participated personally and substantially
18in the award of the State contract or contracts or the making
19of the regulatory or licensing decision in question:
20        (1) members or officers;
21        (2) members of a commission or board created by the
22    Illinois Constitution;
23        (3) persons whose appointment to office is subject to
24    the advice and consent of the Senate;
25        (4) the head of a department, commission, board,
26    division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit

 

 

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1    within the government of this State;
2        (5) chief procurement officers, State purchasing
3    officers, and their designees whose duties are directly
4    related to State procurement; and
5        (6) chiefs of staff, deputy chiefs of staff, associate
6    chiefs of staff, assistant chiefs of staff, and deputy
7    governors; .
8        (7) employees of the Illinois Racing Board; and
9        (8) employees of the Illinois Gaming Board.
10(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)"; and
 
11by replacing line 15 on page 42 through line 12 on page 43 with
12the following:
13"8 members as follows:
14        (1) One member appointed by the President of the Senate
15    to serve an initial term of 2 years.
16        (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
17    Senate to serve an initial term of one year.
18        (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
19    Representatives to serve an initial term of 2 years.
20        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
21    House of Representatives to serve an initial term of one
22    year.
23        (5) Four members appointed by the Governor, 2 of whom
24    are appointed to serve an initial term of one year and 2 of
25    whom are appointed to serve an initial term of 2 years with

 

 

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1    one being designated as chair of the Board at the time of
2    appointment."; and
 
3on page 43, line 17, after "appointment.", by inserting "No
4member of the Board shall, at the time of his or her
5appointment or within 2 years before the appointment, hold
6elected office or be appointed to a State board, commission, or
7agency. All Board members are subject to the State Officials
8and Employees Ethics Act."; and
 
9on page 43, line 23, after "recommendations", by inserting ",
10which must be approved by a majority of the Board,"; and
 
11on page 51, line 21, by replacing "Fifty" with "Twenty-five";
12and
 
13on page 51, line 23, by replacing "fifty percent" with "75%";
14and
 
15on page 54, line 10, before "gaming", by inserting
16"electronic"; and
 
17on page 54, line 16, by deleting "an owners licensee or"; and
 
18on page 54, line 21, by deleting "owners license"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 55, line 17, by replacing "; or" with "."; and
 
2on page 55, line 18, by deleting "owners license,"; and
 
3on page 55, by deleting lines 25 through 26; and
 
4on page 56, by deleting lines 1 through 5; and
 
5on page 93, line 8, by deleting "any licensee or other person
6in"; and
 
7on page 95, by replacing lines 9 through 12 with the following:
8"Illinois Gambling Act. In addition, all Board members and
9employees are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section
105-45 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act."; and
 
11on page 197, line 6, after "to", by inserting "the animal
12sciences department of"; and
 
13on page 204, by replacing lines 21 through 25 with the
14following:
15    "(b) Beginning on January 1 following the calendar yar
16during which an organization licensee begins conducting
17electronic gaming operations pursuant to Section 56 of this
18Act, the maximum credit amount an organization licensee shall
19be eligible to receive pursuant to this Section shall be equal

 

 

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1to 50% of the credit awarded to the organization licensee in
2calendar year 2010."; and
 
3on page 211, line 16, after "to", by inserting "the animal
4sciences department of"; and
 
5on page 212, by deleting lines 23 through 26; and
 
6on page 213, by deleting line 1; and
 
7on page 213, line 3, by deleting "7.1,"; and
 
8on page 213, by replacing line 5 with "5.3, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9,
97.10, and 7.11 as follows:"; and
 
10on page 217, by replacing lines 4 through 7 with the following:
11    ""Slot machine" does not include table games authorized by
12the Board as a wagering device under this Act."; and
 
13on page 217, by replacing line 16 with "cards by gaming
14riverboat patrons, excluding the total dollar amount of
15non-cashable vouchers, coupons, and electronic promotions
16redeemed by patrons upon a riverboat, in a casino, or at an
17electronic gaming facility."; and
 
18on page 217, by replacing line 18 with "winnings paid to

 

 

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1wagerers. "Adjusted gross receipts" shall not include the total
2dollar amount of non-cashable vouchers, coupons, and
3electronic promotions redeemed by wagerers upon a riverboat, in
4a casino, or at an electronic gaming facility."; and
 
5on page 218, line 4, after "means" by inserting "a live gaming
6apparatus upon which gaming is conducted or that determines the
7outcome that is the object of a wager, including, but not
8limited to,"; and
 
9on page 221, line 14, before "Horse Racing Act of 1975", by
10inserting "Illinois"; and
 
11on page 225, by replacing lines 2 through 5 with "shall be
12subject to termination of employment. In addition, all Board
13members and employees are subject to the restrictions set forth
14in Section 5-45 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics
15Act."; and
 
16on page 242, immediately below line 5, by inserting the
17following:
 
18    "(230 ILCS 10/5.3 new)
19    Sec. 5.3. Prioritization of video gaming operations.
20    (a) The General Assembly finds that the implementation of
21the Video Gaming Act and the commencement of video gaming

 

 

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1operations authorized pursuant to that Act are no less
2important than the activities and operations authorized by this
3amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. It is the intent
4of the General Assembly that the implementation of operations
5authorized by the Video Gaming Act must not be delayed as a
6result of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
7    (b) No licenses or additional gaming positions authorized
8in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be
9awarded or issued before the video gaming implementation date.
10For the purposes of this Section and this Act, "video gaming
11implementation date" means the date when at least 2,000 video
12gaming terminals authorized pursuant to the Video Gaming Act
13are operational and are being used to conduct video gaming with
14at least 1,000 video gaming terminals operating in Cook, Lake,
15McHenry, Kane, DuPage, and Will Counties, and at least 1,000
16video gaming terminals operating in the remaining counties.";
17and
 
18on page 242, lines 14 and 15, by deleting "or casino or
19electronic gaming operation"; and
 
20on page 246, lines 4 and 5, by deleting "or casino or
21electronic gaming operation"; and
 
22on page 246, lines 6 and 7, by deleting "or in any casino or
23electronic gaming operation"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 247, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with "subsection
2(a-3) of Section 13, or (v) when an owners licensee holding a
3license issued pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Act begins
4conducting gaming"; and
 
5on page 250, lines 11 and 12, by replacing "a riverboat
6authorized in item (3) of subsection (e-10)" with "the
7ownership of the applicant"; and
 
8on page 251, line 15, after "location", by inserting "that is
9no more than 10 miles away from its original location"; and
 
10on page 252, line 18, by deleting "owners"; and
 
11on page 253, by replacing lines 4 and 5 with "issued within 6
12months after the video gaming implementation date, as defined
13in Section 5.3 of this Act. The fee for the"; and
 
14on page 254, by replacing lines 3 and 4 with "be issued within
156 months after the video gaming implementation date, as defined
16in Section 5.3 of this Act. The fee for the"; and
 
17on page 254, lines 12, 14, and 20, by deleting "owners" each
18time it appears; and
 

 

 

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1on page 255, by replacing lines 7 through 16 with the
2following:
3    "(e-16) The provisions of this subsection (e-16) apply only
4to an owners licensee of a license issued or re-issued pursuant
5to Section 7.1 of this Act and if the owners licensee was found
6preliminarily suitable or suitable by the Board prior to the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
8Assembly. The owners licensee shall pay (i) a $100,000 fee for
9the issuance or renewal of its license and (ii) an initial fee
10of $25,000 per gaming position in place of, and not in addition
11to, the initial fee under subsection (h) of this Section 7.
12Additionally, the owners licensee shall make a reconciliation
13payment on July 1, 2016 in an amount equal to 75% of the
14average annual adjusted gross receipts, minus"; and
 
15on page 255, line 26, by replacing "subsection" with "Section";
16and
 
17on page 256, line 2, after "Board", by inserting "or their
18agents"; and
 
19on page 256, line 11, by replacing "(e)" with "(e-16)"; and
 
20on page 256, line 15, by replacing "subject to this subsection
21(e)" with "to the State or the Board or to their agents for
22consultants, licensing fees, up front fees, or other items";

 

 

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1and
 
2on page 256, line 24, before "owners", by inserting "of an";
3and
 
4on page 257, line 11, by replacing "participants" with
5"positions"; and
 
6on page 257, line 13, by replacing "participants" with
7"positions participants"; and
 
8on page 257, line 15, by replacing "participants" with
9"positions"; and
 
10on page 257, line 24, by replacing "participants" with
11"positions participants"; and
 
12on page 258, line 15, by replacing "owner" with "owners"; and
 
13on page 258, by replacing lines 20 through 25 with "receipts"
14means (i) the increase in adjusted gross receipts for the most
15lucrative 12-month period of operations over the adjusted gross
16receipts for 2012, multiplied by (ii) the percentage derived by
17dividing the number of additional gaming positions that an
18owners licensee had purchased pursuant to subsection (h) by the
19total number of gaming positions operated by the owners

 

 

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1licensee. If"; and
 
2on page 260, immediately below line 20, by inserting the
3following:
4    "(l) An owners licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary
5facility pending the construction of a permanent facility or
6the remodeling or relocation of an existing facility to
7accommodate gaming participants for up to 24 months after the
8temporary facility begins to conduct gaming. Upon request by an
9owners licensee and upon a showing of good cause by the owners
10licensee, the Board shall extend the period during which the
11licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary facility by up to 12
12months. The Board shall make rules concerning the conduct of
13gaming from temporary facilities.
14    (m) All casinos, riverboats, and electronic gaming
15facilities shall consist of buildings that are certified as
16meeting the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy
17and Environmental Design standards. The provisions of this
18subsection (m) apply to a holder of an owners license, casino
19operator license, or electronic gaming license that (i) begins
20operations on or after January 1, 2012 or (ii) relocates its
21facilities."; and
 
22on page 260, by deleting lines 22 through 25; and
 
23by deleting page 261; and
 

 

 

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1on page 262, by deleting lines 1 through 13; and
 
2on page 264, line 26, by replacing "receiving" with "the video
3gaming implementation date, as defined in Section 5.3 of this
4Act, whether to"; and
 
5on page 265, by deleting line 1; and
 
6on page 265, line 3, by replacing "120 days" with "that time
7period"; and
 
8on page 269, by replacing lines 12 through 16 with "1975. Any
9electronic gaming conducted at a permanent facility within 300
10yards of the race track in accordance with this Act and the
11Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 shall have either an
12all-weather egress connecting the electronic gaming facility
13to the race track facility or, on days and hours of live
14racing, a complimentary shuttle service between the permanent
15electronic gaming facility and the race track facility and
16shall not charge electronic gaming participants an additional
17admission fee to the race track facility."; and
 
18on page 270, by replacing lines 1 through 4 with the following:
19"the positions in an amount equal to 75% of the difference
20between its adjusted gross receipts from electronic gaming and

 

 

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1amounts paid to its purse accounts pursuant to item (1) of
2subsection (b) of Section 56 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act
3of 1975 for the 12-month period of operations over which such
4difference was the largest, minus an amount equal to the
5initial"; and
 
6on page 270, by replacing lines 20 through 26 with the
7following:
8    "(k) Subject to the approval of the Illinois Gaming Board,
9an organization licensee that has received an electronic gaming
10license under this Act and has operating control of a race
11track facility located in Cook County may relocate its race
12track facility as follows:
13        (1) the organization licensee may relocate within a
14    3-mile radius of its existing race track facility so long
15    as the organization licensee remains in Cook County and
16    submits its plan to construct a new structure to conduct
17    electronic gaming operations; and
18        (2) the organization licensee may not relocate within a
19    5-mile radius of a riverboat if the owners license was
20    issued prior to December 31, 2011.
21    The relocation must include the race track facility,
22including the race track operations used to conduct live racing
23and the electronic gaming facility in its entirety. For the
24purposes of this subsection (k), "race track facility" means
25all operations conducted on the race track property for which

 

 

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1it was awarded a license for pari-mutuel wagering and live
2racing in the year 2010, except for the real estate itself. The
3Illinois Gaming Board shall make its decision after consulting
4with the Illinois Racing Board, and any relocation application
5shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Act and the
6Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975."; and
 
7on page 271, by deleting lines 1 through 16; and
 
8on page 272, line 5, by replacing "an" with "the"; and
 
9on page 277, immediately below line 17, by inserting the
10following:
 
11    "(230 ILCS 10/7.11 new)
12    Sec. 7.11. Issuance of new owners licenses.
13    (a) Owners licenses newly authorized pursuant to this
14amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly may be issued by
15the Board to a qualified applicant pursuant to an open and
16competitive bidding process, as set forth in Section 7.5, and
17subject to the maximum number of authorized licenses set forth
18in subsection (e-10) of Section 7 of this Act.
19    (b) To be a qualified applicant, a person, firm, or
20corporation cannot be ineligible to receive an owners license
21under subsection (a) of Section 7 of this Act and must submit
22an application for an owners license that complies with Section

 

 

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16.
2    (c) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an
3applicant, the Board shall consider all of the factors set
4forth in subsections (b) and (e-10) of Section 7 of this Act,
5as well as the amount of the applicant's license bid. The Board
6may grant the owners license to an applicant that has not
7submitted the highest license bid, but if it does not select
8the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written decision
9explaining why another applicant was selected and identifying
10the factors set forth in subsections (b) and (e-10) of Section
117 of this Act that favored the winning bidder."; and
 
12on page 292, line 8, after "Collinsville", by inserting "or the
13Village of Arlington Heights"; and
 
14on page 292, line 11, after "located,", by inserting "except as
15otherwise provided in this Section,"; and
 
16on page 292, line 17, by replacing "$.50" with "$0.50"; and
 
17on page 293, immediately below line 4, by inserting the
18following:
19    "From the tax imposed under this subsection (c-5) from an
20electronic gaming facility located in the Village of Arlington
21Heights, $1 for each person who enters the electronic gaming
22facility shall be distributed as follows, subject to

 

 

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1appropriation: $0.67 to the Village of Arlington Heights and
2$0.33 to the City of Des Plaines, except that the combined
3amount paid to the City of Des Plaines under this subsection
4(c-5) and subsection (b-5) of Section 13 of this Act shall not
5exceed $3,000,000 in a calendar year."; and
 
6on page 296, line 24, after "imposed", by inserting "and ending
7on December 31, 2011"; and
 
8on page 297, line 19, after "2012", by inserting "and ending on
9June 30, 2013"; and
 
10on page 297, line 24, by replacing "a licensed owner" with
11"such licensee"; and
 
12on page 298, line 24, by replacing "$75,000,000" with
13"$70,000,000"; and
 
14on page 298, by deleting lines 25 and 26; and
 
15on page 299, by replacing lines 1 through 2 with the following:
16        "16% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
17    $70,000,000."; and
 
18on page 299, by replacing lines 8 through 14 with "General
19Assembly until June 30, 2015, an owners licensee shall receive

 

 

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1a"; and
 
2on page 299, line 17, after "$2,000,000.", by inserting "In
3determining whether or not to approve a relocation, the Board
4must consider the extent to which the relocation will diminish
5the gaming revenues received by other Illinois gaming
6facilities."; and
 
7on page 300, line 23, by replacing "$75,000,000" with
8"$60,000,000"; and
 
9on page 300, by deleting lines 24 and 25; and
 
10on page 300, line 26, by replacing "32.5%" with "16%"; and
 
11on page 301, line 1, by replacing "$100,000,000." with
12"$60,000,000.";
 
13on page 301, by replacing lines 6 through 15 with the
14following:
15    "(a-7) From January 1, 2013 until January 1, 2023, if the
16total obligation imposed pursuant to either subsection (a-5) or
17(a-6) will result in an owners licensee receiving less
18after-tax adjusted gross receipts than it received in calendar
19year 2012, then the total amount of privilege taxes that such
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1be reduced to the extent necessary, not to exceed 5% of
2adjusted gross receipts in that calendar year, so that the
3after-tax adjusted gross receipts in that calendar year equal
4the after-tax adjusted gross receipts in calendar year 2012. If
5pursuant to this subsection (a-7), the total obligation imposed
6pursuant to either subsection (a-5) or (a-6) shall be reduced,
7then the owners licensee shall not receive a refund from the
8State at the end of the subject calendar year but instead shall
9be able to apply that amount as a credit against any payments
10it owes to the State in the following calendar year to satisfy
11its total obligation under either subsection (a-5) or (a-6).
12For purposes of this subsection, "after-tax adjusted gross
13receipts" means for calendar year 2012, the adjusted gross
14receipts less privilege taxes paid to the State, and for
15subsequent calendar years, the adjusted gross receipts less
16privilege taxes paid to the State, then divided by the owners
17licensee's average number of gaming positions operating in that
18calendar year and then multiplied by the owners licensee's
19average number of gaming positions operating in calendar year
202012."; and
 
21on page 305, line 11, after "Stickney", by inserting "or the
22Village of Arlington Heights"; and
 
23on page 306, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
24following:

 

 

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1    "From the tax revenue deposited in the State Gaming Fund
2under this Section, an amount equal to 3% of adjusted gross
3receipts generated by each electronic gaming facility located
4in the Village of Arlington Heights shall be paid monthly,
5subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, as follows:
667% to the Village of Arlington Heights and 33% to the City of
7Des Plaines, except that the combined amount paid to the City
8of Des Plaines under this subsection (b-5) and subsection (c-5)
9of Section 12 of this Act shall not exceed $3,000,000 in a
10calendar year."; and
 
11on page 310, by replacing lines 14 and 15 with "June 25, 1999,
12and before December 31, 2011, or (3) the first riverboat"; and
 
13on page 311, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with "issued after June
1425, 1999 and before December 31, 2011, or (3) the"; and
 
15on page 316, line 9, immediately after "riverboat", by
16inserting ", casino, or electronic gaming facility"; and
 
17on page 358, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
18following:
 
19    "Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.".