Office of I Mina'trentai Dos na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan (D) MA'< 2 4 2013 the People The Honorable Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D. Speaker I Mina'trentai Dos Na Liheslaturan Guahan 155 Hesler Place Chairman Committee on Appropriations, Hagatfia, Guam 9691 O Public Debt,. Legal Affairs, -.. Retirement,. Public Parks, VIA: The Honorable Rory J. Respici~~ Recreation, Historic Preservation Chairperson, Committee on Rules / v and Land RE: Committee Report 0_11 )Jill No. 19-32 (COR), As Substitute<f Member Committee on Education, Dear Speaker Won Pat: Public Libraries and Women's Affairs Transmitted herewith is the Committee Report on Bill No.19-32 (COR), as substituted, "An Act to add New §§5201-5202 to 11 GCA Chapter 5, Member ,Relative to Gaming'', sponsored by Senator Chris Duenas, which was Committee on General Government Operations and referred to the Committee on Appropriations, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Cultural Affairs Retirement, Public Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation and Land. Member Committee on Municipal Committee votes are as follows: Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Hagatfia Restoration and ;;J.., TO PASS Development Authority 0 NOTTOPASS Member Committee on Health & " TO REPORT OUT ONLY Human Services, Health illsurance Reform, Economic 0 TOABSTAIN Development and Senior Gtizens ---0 TO PLACE IN INACTIVE FILE Member Committee on Aviation, Ground Si Yu 'os Ma 'ase ', ~ Transportation, Regulatory Concerns and Future Generations Vicente (ben~~~ngelinan Chairman 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagatfta, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236 - Fax: (671) 473-4238 - Email: [email protected] Website: http:/ / senbenp.com COMMITTEE REPORT ON Bill No. 19-32 (COR), As Substituted Sponsored by Senator Chris Duenas An Act to add New §§5201-5202 to 11 GCA Chapter 5, Relative to Gaming Office of I Mina'trentai Dos na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan (D) the People To: All Members Committee on Appropriations, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Chairman Retirement, Public Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation and Committee on Appropriations, Land. Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Retirement, Public Parks, Recreation, Historic Presei:vation From: Senator Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan and Land Committee Chairperson Member Committee on Education, Public Libraries Transmitted herewith for your consideration is the Committee Report on and Women's Affairs Bill No. 19-32 (COR), as substituted, "An Act to add New §§5201-5202 to 11 GCA Chapter 5, Relative to Gaming", sponsored by Chris Duenas. Member Committee on General This report includes the following: Government Operations and Cultural Affairs 1. Committee Voting Sheet 2. Committee Report Narrative Member 3. Copy of Bill No.19-32 (COR), As Introduced Committee on Municipal 4. Copy of Bill No. 19-32 (COR), As Substituted Affairs, Tourism, HoQc;ing and 5. Public Hearing Sign-in Sheet Hagatfia Restoration and 6. Copies of Written Testimonies Development Authority 7. Copy of COR referral Bill No. 19-32 (COR) 8. Copy of Fiscal Note Member 9. Notices of Public Hearing Committee on Health & 10. Copy of the Public Hearing Agenda Human Services, Health Insurance Reform, Economic Please take the appropriate action on the attached voting sheet. Your Development and Senior attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Should you have any Gtizens questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Member Si Yu 'os Ma 'ase ', Committee on Aviation, Ground Transportation, Regulatory \ ~·. ..,;.;/'/ _,.-~~- Concerns and Future ...• ••. ..l. Generations Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan Chairman 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagatfia, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236 - Fax: (671) 473-4238 - Email: [email protected] Website: http: I I senbenp.com I MINA' TRENTAI DOS NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN Committee Voting Sheet Committee on Appropriations, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Retirement, Public Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation and Land Bill No. 19-32 (COR), as substituted, "An Act to add New §§5201-5202 to 11 GCA Chapter 5, Relative to Gaming" Committee Members To Pass Not To Report Out Abstain Inactive File Pass Only Senator Vicente (hen) Cabrera Pangelinan Chairman icolas senator Tommy Morrison Member Senator Michael Limtiaco Member Office of I Mina'trentai Dos na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator Vicente Committee Report Bill No. 19-32 (COR). An act to amend Chapter 7, Title 3, Guam the People Administrative Rules and Regulations, relative to capturing license fees and taxes from gaming operators. I. OVERVIEW Chairman Committee on Appropriations, The Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Public Debt, Banking, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Insurance, Retirement, and Land convened a public hearing on Retirement, Public Parks, February l, 2013 at 9.00am in I Liheslatura 's public hearing room. Recreation, Historic Preservation and Land Public Notice Requirements Member Notices were disseminated via hand-delivery and e-mail to all senators Committee on Education, and all main media broadcasting outlets on January 25, 2012 (5-Day Public Libraries Notice), and again on January 30, 2013 (48 Hour Notice). and Women's Affai.rs (a) Committee Members and Senators Present Member Committee on General Chairman Vicente Pangelinan, Chairman Government Operations and Vice-Speaker Benjamin J. Cruz, Vice-Chairman Cultural Affairs Speaker Judy Won Pat, Member Senator Rory Respicio, Member Member Senator Michael San Nicolas, Member Committee on Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Senator T omrny Morrison, Member Hagatfia Restoration and Senator Michael Limtiaco, Member Development Authority Senator Dennis Rodriguez Senator Aline Yamashita Member Senator Chris Duenas Committee on Health & Senator Tom Ada Human Services, Health Senator Bryant McCreadie Insurance Reform, Economic Development and Senior (b) Appearing before the Committee Gtizens Ms. Jackie Marati, private citizen, KEEP GUAM GOOD Member Mr. Ricardo Blas, President, Guam National Olympic Committee Committee on Aviation, Ground Mr. Robert J. Steffy, Secretary General and Treasurer, Guam Transportation, Regulatory National Olympic Committee Concems and Future Mr. Gordon Chu, President, Guam Bowling Congress, Guam Generations Dragon Boat Federation, Guam Wooshuu Mr. Darrel Dela Paz, Representative, Guam Basketball Confederation Mr. George Benoit, President, Guam National Golf Federation Mr. Bill Payne, Guam National Golf Federation 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236 - Fax: (671) 473-4238 - Email: senbenp(illguam.net Website: http://senbenp.com 1 Mr. John Camacho, Director, Revenue and Taxation Mr. Ken Leon Guerrero, ABLE Industries Mr. Moe Cotton, Private Citizen (c) Written Testimonies Submitted Ms. Jackie Marati, private citizen, KEEP GUAM GOOD Mr. Ricardo Blas, President, Guam National Olympic Committee Mr. Robert J. Steffy, Secretary General and Treasurer, Guam National Olympic Committee Mr. George Benoit, President, Guam National Golf Federation Mr. Ken Leon Guerrero, ABLE Industries Mr. Moe Cotton, Private Citizen Mr. Jon J.P. Fernandez, Superintendent of Education, Department of Education Mr. Henry S. Alvendia, Secretary-General, Guam National Sport Shooting Federation Mr. Rick Ninete, President, Guam National Tennis Federation Mr. James Borja, President, Marianas Underwater Fishing Federation Ms. Joana Margaret C. Blas, Private Citizen Mr. Stephen Grantham, President, Guam Rugby Football Union Mr. Ben Ferguson, President, Guam Cycling Federation Mr. Neal Kranz, Private Citizen Sensei Melina Paulino, Marianas Judo Association Mr. Edwin K.W. Ching, Private Citizen Federation of Pangasinanses on Guam Mr. Ray Blas, Acting Director, Department of Parks and Recreation Office of the Attorney General Guam National Olympic Committee, Guam Bowling Congress Vic Torres, Guam Sailing Federation Department of Revenue & Taxation Mayors Council Guam II. COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS Chairman Vicente Pangelinan. Bill number 19 is an act to amend Chapter 7 Title 3 Guam Code Annotated relative to capturing taxes and licenses from Gaming Operations. The billwas introduced by Senator Chris Duenas. While we bring up the first panel, I have sign-up sheets here and we'll go ahead and call the individuals in the order they have signed up. I have is Ms. Jackie Marati, Mr. Bob Steffy, Mr. Rick Blas, and Mr. Gordon Chu for oral testimony. Again, before we present and proceed with the presentation of public testimony and receipt of it, I would like to allow the author of the legislation an opportunity for a short synopsis of the intention of the bill and then we can receive the public testimony. (a) Bill Sponsor Summary 2 Senator Chris Duenas. Thank you Mr. Chair and it will be short. My staff wrote the intent very well and summarizes the bill. I would like an opportunity first Mr. Chair to allow for those who are here that maybe were mislead by recent publications in terms of the content of this bill. I would like to read real quickly a legislation lesson in bills when they're written - the underlined portions of amended bills are what is actually being put into the bill and amended into the bill. The portions that are not underlined are actually portions that are currently law. When it says, "At which tax should not be limited to limited gaming activities alone" - that does not encompass all of the non-profit organizations that have been made to think that they're going to be paying 20% on the proceeds that they generate with their operations. If you are not under the Gaming Control Act, if you're not dog racing,