"Atlantic City" means the City of Atlantic City, in Atlantic County;
"Base amount" means, for calendar years 2018 through 2021, the amount of the payment in lieu of taxes as determined by subparagraph (d) of paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section; and for calendar years 2022 through 2026, the amount of the payment in lieu of taxes as determined by subparagraphs (e) through (h) of paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section;
"Casino gaming property" means one or more parcels of real property located in Atlantic City, and any adjacent property utilized in connection with such property, upon which there is located a facility licensed to be used for casino gaming in 2014 or thereafter, whether or not in actual operation, which has more than 500 guest hotel rooms, and is not subject to recorded covenants prohibiting casino gaming;
"Clean and Safe Fund" means the Clean and Safe Fund established pursuant to section 7 of P.L. 2021, c. 315(C.52:27BBBB-27);
"Division" means the Division of Gaming Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public Safety;
"Gross gaming revenue" (GGR) means the total amount of revenue raised through casino gaming, including revenue from sports pool operations, from all of the casino gaming properties located in Atlantic City as determined by the division for calendar years 2014 through 2020. For the purpose of determining the amount of the payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to this section, gross gaming revenue shall not include revenue derived from Internet casino gaming and Internet sports wagering during calendar years 2021 through 2026 as determined by the division;
"Infrastructure Fund" means the Infrastructure Fund established pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 2021, c. 315(C.52:27BBBB-28);
"Local Finance Board" means the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs; and
"Treasury" means the Department of the Treasury.
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $3.4 billion and $3.8 billion, the base amount shall be $165 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $15 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $3.0 billion and $3.4 billion, the base amount shall be $150 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $20 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $2.6 billion and $3.0 billion, the base amount shall be $130 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $10 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion, the base amount shall be $120 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $10 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $1.8 billion and $2.2 billion and the aggregate gross revenues from all of the casino gaming properties located in Atlantic City from all revenue streams, excluding GGR, have not increased compared to the prior calendar year by more than the amount by which GGR is less than $2.2 billion, as determined by the division, the base amount shall be $110 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $20 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is $1.8 billion or less and the aggregate gross revenue from all of the casino gaming properties located in Atlantic City from all revenue streams, excluding GGR have not increased compared to the prior calendar year by more than the amount by which GGR is less than $1.8 billion as determined by the division, the base amount shall be $90 million.
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is less than $2.3 billion, the base amount shall be $100 million, or in the case of a downward adjustment, $10 million less than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever amount is greater;
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is between $2.3 billion and $2.9 billion, the base amount shall be $110 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $10 million more than the PILOT in the previous year and in the case of a downward adjustment, $10 million less than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever amount is greater; and
If the amount of the GGR in the preceding calendar year is greater than $2.9 billion, the base amount shall be $120 million, or in the case of an upward adjustment, $10 million more than the PILOT in the previous year, whichever amount is greater.
The geographic footprint of the real property, expressed in acres, owned by each casino gaming property;
The number of hotel guest rooms in each casino gaming property; and
The gross gaming revenue of the casino in each casino gaming property from the prior calendar year.
Each of these three criteria shall bear equal weight in the formula implemented by the Local Finance Board, in consultation with the division, pursuant to this paragraph.
The payment in lieu of property taxes owed by a casino gaming property pursuant to this section shall be adjusted in each subsequent calendar year to reflect when any existing casino gaming properties no longer qualify as casino gaming properties.
N.J.S. § 52:27BBBB-20