Executive As Passed by the House Main Operating Appropriations Bill

Ohio Lottery Commission Main Operating Appropriations Bill H. B. 1 Executive As Passed by the House As Passed by the Senate As Enacted 1 LOT - 5 Authority of the State Lottery Commission to Conduct Video Lottery Terminal Games R.C. 3770.03, 3770.21, Section 735.10, Section 737.10 No provision. No provision. No provision. Specifically authorizes the State Lottery Commission to operate video lottery terminal games and to adopt rules the Commission determines necessary for the operation of these games, including the establishment of any fees, fines, or payment schedules, and the level of minimum investments that must be made in the buildings and grounds in which video lottery terminals will be located. Specifies also that Chapter 2915 of the Revised Code (generally gambling laws) does not apply to, affect, or prohibit the operation of video lottery terminals by the State Lottery Commission. No provision. No provision. No provision. Prohibits any license or excise tax or fee from being assessed upon or collected from a video lottery terminal licensee by any political subdivision that has authority to assess or collect a tax or fee, by reason of video lottery related conduct, except for municipal income taxes and horse racing taxes. No provision. No provision. No provision. Grants the Ohio Supreme Court exclusive original jurisdiction over any claim that the bill's provisions dealing with video lottery terminal games, or rules adopted under those provisions, are unconstitutional. Ohio Lottery Commission 1 Prepared by the Legislative Service Commission 8/14/2009 Ohio Lottery Commission Main Operating Appropriations Bill H. B. 1 Executive As Passed by the House As Passed by the Senate As Enacted No provision. No provision. No provision. Authorizes the transfer of a horse-racing permit, within two years of the effective date of the provision, to another location under specified conditions. Permits the State Racing Commission to grant a permit to conduct horse-racing meetings at a proposed new location if: (1) it is in the same or a contiguous county; (2) it is within fifty miles of the current location associated with the permit; and (3) it is not in the same county as another location at which live horse-racing is conducted. No provision. No provision. No provision. Specifies it is the intent of the General Assembly to address political contribution issues (related to political contributions of owners of video lottery terminal facilities) by the end of the 128th General Assembly. Fiscal effect: Potential net revenue gain in the next biennum would be dependent on revenues and expenses associated with a video lottery program. Any net income from the operation of the video lottery program would be distributed to the Lottery Profits Education Fund (LPEF). Ohio Lottery Commission 2 Prepared by the Legislative Service Commission 8/14/2009 Ohio Lottery Commission Main Operating Appropriations Bill H. B. 1 Executive As Passed by the House As Passed by the Senate As Enacted 2 LOT - 1 Lottery Transfers to the Lottery Profits Education Fund Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Requires the Director of Budget and Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. Management to transfer at least $705 million in FY 2010 and $711 million in FY 2011 from the State Lottery Fund to the Lottery Profits Education Fund (Fund 7017). States that such transfers represent the estimated net income from operations of the Commission in FY 2010 and FY 2011. 3 LOT - 2 Operating Expenses Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Authorizes the Controlling Board, at the Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. request of the State Lottery Commission, to authorize additional appropriations for operating expenses of the State Lottery Commission from the State Lottery Fund up to a maximum of 15 percent of anticipated total revenue from the sale of lottery tickets. Ohio Lottery Commission 3 Prepared by the Legislative Service Commission 8/14/2009 Ohio Lottery Commission Main Operating Appropriations Bill H. B. 1 Executive As Passed by the House As Passed by the Senate As Enacted 4 LOT - 3 Direct Prize Payments Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Appropriates any amounts, in addition to the Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. amounts appropriated in appropriation item 950601, Direct Prize Payments, that the Director of the State Lottery Commission determines to be necessary to fund prizes, bonuses, and commissions. 5 LOT - 4 Annuity Prizes Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Section: 327.10 Authorizes the State Lottery Commission, Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. Same as the Executive. with the approval of the Office of Budget and Management, to transfer an amount sufficient to fund deferred prizes from the State Lottery Fund (Fund 7044) to the Deferred Prizes Trust Fund (Fund 8710). Appropriates any amounts, in addition to the amounts appropriated in appropriation item 950602, Annuity Prizes, that the Director of the State Lottery Commission determines to be necessary to fund deferred prizes and interest earnings. Requires the Treasurer of State, from time to time, to credit Fund 8710 the pro rata share of interest earned on invested balances. Ohio Lottery Commission 4 Prepared by the Legislative Service Commission 8/14/2009 Ohio Lottery Commission Main Operating Appropriations Bill H. B. 1 Executive As Passed by the House As Passed by the Senate As Enacted 6 IGO - 2 Video Lottery Terminal Oversight Section: 305.10 No provision. No provision. No provision. Authorizes the Inspector General to use $50,000 in each fiscal year in GRF appropriation item 965321, Operating Expenses, to defray any expenses associated with the review of the operation of video lottery terminal operations as specified in Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code. Ohio Lottery Commission 5 Prepared by the Legislative Service Commission 8/14/2009.

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