5:12-161.2. Moneys payable to the Atlantic City Fund; casino shares
45. a. Beginning with Fiscal Year 1995-1996 and for the following three fiscal years, if the amount of money expended as operating expenses by the Casino Control Commission and the Division of Gaming Enforcement in each of those fiscal years is less than $57,300,000, the amount of the difference shall be due and payable to the Atlantic City Fund, created by section 44 of this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1995, c.18 (C.5:12-161.1), by all casino licensees on the last day of October following the end of each of those fiscal years. Beginning with Fiscal Year 1999-2000 and for the following three fiscal years, an amount equal to the average of the amounts paid to the Atlantic City Fund for Fiscal Years 1995-1996 through 1998-1999 shall be due and payable to the Atlantic City Fund by all casino licensees on the last day of October following the end of each of those fiscal years. Any amount expended by the commission or the division in connection with the investigation of an application for a statement of compliance, interim casino authorization, or a casino license other than a casino license existing on the effective date of this act shall not be included in the calculation of the commission and division expenditures for the purposes of this subsection.
b. Each casino licensee shall pay to the authority for deposit in the fund as the licensee's share of the amount required pursuant to subsection a. of this section an amount equal to its percentage of the total gross revenue of the relevant fiscal year. The amount of the gross revenue and the amount due from each licensee shall be determined and certified by the Casino Control Commission. If a licensee fails to pay the amount due or underpays by an unjustifiable amount, the commission shall impose a fine of 5% for the amount due or of the underpayment for each month or portion thereof the licensee is in default of payment, up to 25% of the amount in default; any fines imposed shall be paid to the authority for deposit in the fund.
L.1995,c.18,s.45.
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