Martin O'Malley, Governor

Ch. 4

(III)     THE APPLICANT'S OR LICENSEE'S GOOD CHARACTER,
HONESTY. AND INTEGRITY:

(IV)     SUFFICIENT BUSINESS ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE OF
THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE: AND

(V)       THAT:

1. the applicant or licensee has entered into
a labor peace agreement with each labor organization that is
actively engaged in representing or attempting to represent video
lottery and hospitality industry workers in the state:

2. the labor peace agreement is valid and
enforceable under 29 u.s.c. § 185:

3. the labor peace agreement protects the
State's revenues by prohibiting the labor organization and its
members from engaging in picketing. work stoppages. boycotts. and
any other economic interference with the operation of the video
lottery facility within the first 5 years of the effective date of the
video lottery operation license: and

4. the labor peace agreement applies to all
operations at the video lottery facility that are conducted by a
lessee or tenant or under a management agreement.

(d) on the filing of an application for any license required
under this subtitle and any supplemental information required by
the Commission, the Commission shall:

(1)     refer the application to the department of state
Police or an approved vendor under § 9-1A-20 of this subtitle to

CONDUCT A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
APPLICANT AND ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE QUALIFIED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE AS A CONDITION OF A LICENSE: AND

(2)       IF THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR A VIDEO LOTTERY
OPERATION LICENSE. CONDUCT A HEARING ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
APPLICANT AND ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE QUALIFIED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE AS A CONDITION OF A LICENSE.

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