§ 1320. Siting evaluation. In determining whether an applicant shall\nbe eligible for a gaming facility license, the board shall evaluate and\nissue a finding of how each applicant proposes to advance the following\nobjectives.\n 1. The decision by the board to select a gaming facility license\napplicant shall be weighted by seventy percent based on economic\nactivity and business development factors including:\n (a) realizing maximum capital investment exclusive of land acquisition\nand infrastructure improvements;\n (b) maximizing revenues received by the state and localities;\n (c) providing the highest number of quality jobs in the gaming\nfacility;\n (d) building a gaming facility of the highest caliber with a variety\nof quality amenities to be included as part of the gaming facility;\n (e) offering the highest and best value to patrons to create a secure\nand robust gaming market in the region and the state;\n (f) providing a market analysis detailing the benefits of the site\nlocation of the gaming facility and the estimated recapture rate of\ngaming-related spending by residents travelling to an out-of-state\ngaming facility;\n (g) offering the fastest time to completion of the full gaming\nfacility;\n (h) demonstrating the ability to fully finance the gaming facility;\nand\n (i) demonstrating experience in the development and operation of a\nquality gaming facility.\n 2. The decision by the board to select a gaming facility license\napplicant shall be weighted by twenty percent based on local impact and\nsiting factors including:\n (a) mitigating potential impacts on host and nearby municipalities\nwhich might result from the development or operation of the gaming\nfacility;\n (b) gaining public support in the host and nearby municipalities which\nmay be demonstrated through the passage of local laws or public comment\nreceived by the board or gaming applicant;\n (c) operating in partnership with and promoting local hotels,\nrestaurants and retail facilities so that patrons experience the full\ndiversified regional tourism industry; and\n (d) establishing a fair and reasonable partnership with live\nentertainment venues that may be impacted by a gaming facility under\nwhich the gaming facility actively supports the mission and the\noperation of the impacted entertainment venues.\n 3. The decision by the board to select a gaming facility license\napplicant shall be weighted by ten percent based on workforce\nenhancement factors including:\n (a) implementing a workforce development plan that utilizes the\nexisting labor force, including the estimated number of construction\njobs a proposed gaming facility will generate, the development of\nworkforce training programs that serve the unemployed and methods for\naccessing employment at the gaming facility;\n (b) taking additional measures to address problem gambling including,\nbut not limited to, training of gaming employees to identify patrons\nexhibiting problems with gambling;\n (c) utilizing sustainable development principles including, but not\nlimited to:\n (1) having new and renovation construction certified under the\nappropriate certification category in the Leadership in Energy and\nEnvironmental Design Green Building Rating System created by the United\nStates Green Building Council;\n (2) efforts to mitigate vehicle trips;\n (3) efforts to conserve water and manage storm water;\n (4) demonstrating that electrical and HVAC equipment and appliances\nwill be Energy Star labeled where available;\n (5) procuring or generating on-site ten percent of its annual\nelectricity consumption from renewable sources; and\n (6) developing an ongoing plan to submeter and monitor all major\nsources of energy consumption and undertake regular efforts to maintain\nand improve energy efficiency of buildings in their systems;\n (d) establishing, funding and maintaining human resource hiring and\ntraining practices that promote the development of a skilled
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