4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 41

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4 Pa.C.S. § 4101 Fees.

(a) Application fees.--The following nonrefundable application fees shall accompany an application for the following licenses or permits applied for under Chapter 35 (relating to application and licensure): (1) For a manufacturer or supplier license, $50,000. (2) For a terminal operator license, $25,000. (3) For an establishment license, $1,000. (4) For a key employee or principal license, $500. (5) For any other authorization or permit authorized by this part, an amount established by the board, through regulation, which may not exceed $100. (b) Initial license and renewal fees.--The following nonrefundable fees shall be required upon issuance of an initial license and shall accompany an application for renewal for the following licenses or permits under Chapter 35: (1) For a manufacturer or supplier license, $10,000. (2) For a terminal operator license, $5,000. (3) For an establishment license, an amount equal to $250 per each video gaming terminal in operation at the premises of the establishment licensee. (4) For a key employee, procurement agent license or principal license, $500. (5) For any other authorization or license authorized by this part, an amount established by the board, through regulation, which may not exceed $100. (c) Terminal increase fee.--An establishment licensee that increases the total number of video gaming terminals within the establishment after submission of the renewal fee required in subsection (b) shall provide the board with a $250 renewal fee for each additional video gaming terminal added to the establishment within 60 days of installation of each additional video gaming terminal. (d) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund. Cross References. Section 4101 is referred to in sections 3516, 3517, 3520, 3701 of this title; section 502 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).

4 Pa.C.S. § 4102 Taxes and assessments.

(a) Fund established.--The Video Gaming Fund is established in the State Treasury. Money in the fund is hereby appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for the purposes under subsection (c). (b) Video gaming terminal tax and assessments.-- (1) The department shall determine and each terminal operator licensee shall pay on a bimonthly basis: (i) A tax of 42% of its gross terminal revenue from all video gaming terminals operated by the terminal operator licensee within this Commonwealth. (ii) A 10% local share assessment from its gross terminal revenue. (iii) A regulatory assessment established in section 4104 (relating to regulatory assessments) from the terminal operator licensee's weekly gross terminal revenue. (2) All money owed under this section shall be held in trust by the terminal operator licensee until the money is paid or transferred to the Video Gaming Fund. (3) Unless otherwise agreed to by the board, a terminal operator licensee shall establish a separate bank account to maintain gross terminal revenue until such time as the money is paid or transferred under this section. (c) Transfers and distributions.--The department shall: (1) Transfer the tax imposed under subsection (b) to the Video Gaming Fund. (2) (Reserved). (3) Transfer the regulatory assessment imposed under subsection (b) in accordance with section 4104. Cross References. Section 4102 is referred to in sections 3102, 4103 of this title.

4 Pa.C.S. § 4103 Distribution of local share.

(a) Distribution.-- (1) (Reserved). (2) The department shall on a quarterly basis deposit the local share assessment imposed under section 4102(b)(1)(ii) (relating to taxes and assessments) into a restricted receipts account to be established in the Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used exclusively for grants for projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth. (b) Duty of terminal operator.--A terminal operator licensee shall continuously provide the department with records, documents or other information necessary to effectuate the requirements of subsection (a).

4 Pa.C.S. § 4104 Regulatory assessments.

(a) Accounts established.--The State Treasurer shall establish within the State Treasury an account for each terminal operator for the deposit of a regulatory assessment amount required under subsection (b) to recover costs or expenses incurred by the board, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Office of Attorney General in carrying out their powers and duties under this part based upon a budget submitted by the department under subsection (c). (b) Bi-monthly deposits.-- (1) The department shall determine the appropriate assessment amount for each terminal operator licensee, which shall be a percentage assessed on the terminal operator licensee's bi-monthly gross terminal revenue. (2) The percentage assessed shall not exceed an amount equal to the costs or expenses incurred by the board, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police or the Office of Attorney General in carrying out their powers and duties under this part based upon a budget submitted by the department under subsection (c). (c) Itemized budget reporting.-- (1) The department shall prepare and annually submit to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives an itemized budget consisting of amounts to be appropriated out of the accounts established under this section necessary to administer this part. (2) As soon as practicable after submitting copies of the itemized budget, the department shall submit to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives analyses of and recommendations regarding the itemized budget. (3) The itemized budget required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in conjunction with the budget required to be submitted under section 1202(b)(28) (relating to general and specific powers). (d) Appropriation.-- (1) Costs and expenses may be paid from the accounts established under subsection (a) only upon appropriation by the General Assembly. (2) If the total costs or expenses incurred by the board, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police or the Office of Attorney General exceed the amounts available in the accounts established under subsection (a), the General Assembly may appropriate additional amounts to the board, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police or the Office of Attorney General from the Video Gaming Fund. Cross References. Section 4104 is referred to in sections 3301, 4102 of this title.

4 Pa.C.S. § 4105 Transfers from Video Gaming Fund.

(a) Transfer for compulsive and problem gambling treatment.--On June 30, 2018, and on the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Video Gaming Fund an amount equal to 0.002 multiplied by the total gross terminal revenue of all terminal operator licensees to the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund established in section 1509 (relating to compulsive and problem gambling program). (b) General Fund transfer.--On June 30, 2018, and on the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance in the Video Gaming Fund that is not transferred under subsection (a) to the General Fund.

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