§ 12-806b — Assessment of Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Payments to Office of Policy and Management. Lottery assessment account.

Connecticut § 12-806b

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 12: Taxation
• Ch. 229a: Connecticut Lottery Corporation

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(a) Commencing July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Office of Policy and Management shall assess the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in an amount sufficient to compensate the Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the department for the regulatory activities specified in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 for the preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth. (b) For the assessment year ending June 30, 2012, the Office of Policy and Management shall, on or before August 1, 2012, submit the total of the assessment made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, together with a proposed assessment for the succeeding fiscal year based on the preceding fiscal year cost, to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. The assessment for the preceding fiscal year shall be determined not later than September 15, 2011, after receiving any objections to the proposed assessments and making such changes or adjustments as the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management determines to be warranted. The corporation shall pay the total assessment in quarterly payments to the Office of Policy and Management, with the first payment commencing on October 1, 2011, and with the remaining payments to be made on January 1, 2012, April 1, 2012, and June 1, 2012. The office shall deposit any such payment in the lottery assessment account established under subsection (d) of this section. (c) For the assessment year ending June 30, 2013, and each assessment year thereafter, the Office of Policy and Management shall, on or before May first of each year, submit the total of the assessment made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, together with a proposed assessment for the succeeding fiscal year based on the preceding fiscal year cost, to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. The assessment for the preceding fiscal year shall be determined not later than June fifteenth of each year, after receiving any objections to the proposed assessments and making such changes or adjustments as the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management determines to be warranted. The corporation shall pay the total assessment in quarterly payments to the Office of Policy and Management, with the first payment commencing on July first of each year, and with the remaining payments to be made on October first, January first and April first annually. The office shall deposit any such payment in the lottery assessment account established under subsection (d) of this section. (d) There is established an account to be known as the “lottery assessment account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Department of Consumer Protection. (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the final quarterly payment for the assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall be paid on July 1, 2011.

Legislative History

(P.A. 10-154, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 198; 11-61, S. 98.) History: P.A. 10-154 effective June 7, 2010; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by changing commencement date of assessments from July 1, 2010, to April 1, 2012, and replacing “Division of Special Revenue” with “Department of Consumer Protection” and “division” with “department”, amended Subsec. (b) by changing “August” to “May”, “September” to “June”, “October” to “July”, “January” to “October”, “April” to “January” and “July” to “April” and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “Division of Special Revenue” with “Department of Consumer Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by changing commencement date of assessments from April 1, 2012, to July 1, 2011, amended Subsec. (b) by providing that, for assessment year ending June 30, 2012, total assessment for such year with proposed assessment for succeeding year be submitted to Connecticut Lottery Corporation on or before August 1, 2012, that assessment for preceding assessment year be determined not later than September 15, 2011, and that quarterly payments for assessment year ending June 30, 2012, be made on October 1, 2011, January 1, 2012, April 1, 2012, and June 1, 2011, added new Subsec. (c) re assessments for assessment year ending June 30, 2013, and each assessment year thereafter, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and added Subsec. (e) re final quarterly payment for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective July 1, 2011.