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7	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 7055
8	7		January Session, 2019
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12	11		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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15	14		Introduced by:
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20	19		AN ACT CREATING A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR A
21	20		RESORT-CASINO FACILITY.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than November 1, 2019, 1
26	25		the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall develop and issue a 2
27	26		request for proposals to qualify an individual, a business organization 3
28	27		or an Indian tribe to develop, manage, operate and maintain a resort-4
29	28		casino facility in the state. 5
30	29		(b) The request for proposals shall require a responder to: 6
31	30		(1) Provide an outline of the significant benefits that the proposed 7
32	31		resort-casino facility will bring to the municipality in which the 8
33	32		proposed resort-casino facility may be located, the surrounding 9
34	33		municipalities and the state, and include a marketing and tourism 10
35	34		plan; 11
36	35		(2) Submit (A) a development agreement entered into by the 12
37	36		responder with a municipality regarding the establishment of the 13
38		-	proposed resort-casino facility in the municipality, that (i) requires the 14 Committee Bill No. 7055
	37	+	proposed resort-casino facility in the municipality, that (i) requires the 14
	38	+	Committee Bill No. 7055
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45	43		responder to make an annual payment to the municipality in an 15
46	44		amount not less than eight million dollars if and when the proposed 16
47	45		resort-casino facility becomes operational, and (ii) was approved, 17
48	46		notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter, special act or 18
49	47		ordinance, by a referendum of the municipality not later than January 19
50	48		1, 2020, and (B) a plan for revenue sharing with municipalities 20
51	49		surrounding the municipality in which the proposed resort-casino 21
52	50		facility may be located; 22
53	51		(3) Submit a workforce development agreement entered into by the 23
54	52		responder with a municipality regarding the establishment of a 24
55	53		regional workforce development center to be located in the 25
56	54		municipality for the purposes of training employees of the proposed 26
57	55		resort-casino facility; 27
58	56		(4) Submit a market analysis detailing the benefits of the proposed 28
59	57		resort-casino facility; 29
60	58		(5) Agree to make a total investment of not less than five hundred 30
61	59		million dollars in the proposed resort-casino facility; 31
62	60		(6) Provide information and documentation to demonstrate that the 32
63	61		responder has sufficient business ability, experience and financial 33
64	62		stability to develop, manage, operate and maintain the proposed 34
65	63		resort-casino facility; 35
66	64		(7) Submit the designs for the proposed resort-casino facility and a 36
67	65		timeline for its construction; 37
68	66		(8) Estimate the number of employees, which shall be not less than 38
69	67		two thousand individuals, to be employed at the proposed resort-39
70	68		casino facility and provide information regarding the pay rates and 40
71	69		benefits for such employees; 41
72	70		(9) Provide evidence that the responder has a labor neutrality 42
73		-	agreement with organized labor for the proposed resort-casino facility; 43 Committee Bill No. 7055
	71	+	agreement with organized labor for the proposed resort-casino facility; 43
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80	77		(10) Describe the responder's plans to maximize the use of small 44
81	78		contractors and minority business enterprises, as both terms are 45
82	79		defined in section 4a-60g of the general statutes, and veteran-owned 46
83	80		micro businesses, as defined in subsection (c) of section 4a-59 of the 47
84	81		general statutes; 48
85	82		(11) Submit a responsible gaming plan associated with the operation 49
86	83		of the proposed resort-casino facility; 50
87	84		(12) Describe the types and number of games to be conducted at the 51
88	85		proposed resort-casino facility; 52
89	86		(13) Demonstrate the responder's ability to pay a one-time licensing 53
90	87		fee of not less than fifty million dollars for a possible license to operate 54
91	88		the proposed resort-casino facility in the state before the 55
92	89		commencement of construction of the proposed resort-casino facility; 56
93	90		(14) Agree to pay to the state (A) a minimum of twenty-five per cent 57
94	91		of the gross gaming revenue from the operation of all gambling games 58
95	92		at the proposed resort-casino facility, and (B) a minimum of ten per 59
96	93		cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation of video slot 60
97	94		machine games at the proposed resort-casino facility; and 61
98	95		(15) Provide any other information the commissioner deems 62
99	96		necessary to evaluate the qualifications of the responder. 63
100	97		(c) Each proposal shall be submitted by January 1, 2020, and shall be 64
101	98		accompanied by a fee of five million dollars, which shall be refundable 65
102	99		if (1) the responder is not selected by the commissioner to be qualified 66
103	100		and waives the right to challenge the commission's decision, or (2) the 67
104	101		General Assembly does not enact legislation to authorize the operation 68
105	102		of a resort-casino facility in the state. 69
106	103		(d) The commissioner shall develop selection criteria to evaluate 70
107	104		responses and may qualify one person, business organization or Indian 71
108	105		tribe that submits a response to the request for proposals to develop, 72
109		-	manage, operate and maintain a resort-casino facility in the state. 73 Committee Bill No. 7055
	106	+	manage, operate and maintain a resort-casino facility in the state. 73
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116	112		(e) Not later than April 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit a 74
117	113		report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the 75
118	114		joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 76
119	115		of matters relating to public safety and security and commerce that (1) 77
120	116		describes and summarizes the request for proposals, the responses 78
121	117		received and the selection criteria, (2) identifies the individual, 79
122	118		business organization or Indian tribe selected by the commissioner to 80
123	119		be qualified to develop, manage, operate and maintain a proposed 81
124	120		resort-casino facility in the state, and (3) demonstrates that such 82
125	121		person, business organization or Indian tribe satisfies the requirements 83
126	122		of the request for proposal set forth in subsection (b) of this section and 84
127	123		meets the selection criteria. 85
128	124		(f) No individual, business organization or Indian tribe selected by 86
129	125		the commissioner may operate a resort-casino facility in the state until 87
130	126		the General Assembly has enacted legislation to provide for the 88
131	127		licensing and operation of a resort-casino facility and such legislation 89
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133	129		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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136	132		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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138		-	PS Joint Favorable
	134	+	Statement of Purpose:
	135	+	To create a competitive bidding process for a resort-casino facility.
	136	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	137	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	138	+	not underlined.]
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	140	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. SANTIAGO E., 130th Dist.; REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.
	141	+	REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist.; REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist.
	142	+	REP. PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.; REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
	143	+	REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
	144	+	SEN. BRADLEY, 23rd Dist.; REP. BAKER, 124th Dist.
	145	+	REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.; SEN. LOGAN, 17th Dist.
	146	+	REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist.; REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
	147	+	REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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	153	+	REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist.
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