SB 337--Am.
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As Amended by Senate Committee
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Session of 1997
SENATE BILL No. 337
By Senator Brownlee 2-14
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AN ACT concerning the enterprise zone law; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-50,114 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-50,114 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-50,114. As used in K.S.A. 74-50,113 through 74-50,117 and amendments thereto: (a) ``Ancillary support'' means a facility which is operated by a busi- ness and whose function is to provide services in support of the business, but is not directly engaged in the business' primary function. (b) ``Business'' means any manufacturing business or nonmanufac- turing business. (c) ``Business headquarters'' means a facility where principal officers of the business are housed and from which direction, management or administrative support for transactions is provided for a business or di- vision of a business or regional division of a business. (d) ``Full-time employee'' means a person who is required to file a Kansas income tax return and who is employed by a business or retail business to perform duties in connection with the operation of the busi- ness or retail business on: (1) A regular, full-time basis; (2) a part-time basis, provided such person is customarily performing such duties at least 20 hours per week throughout the taxable year; or (3) a seasonal basis, provided such person performs such duties for substantially all of the season customary for the position in which such person is employed. The number of full-time employees during any tax- able year shall be determined by dividing by 12 the sum of the number of full-time employees on the last business day of each month of such taxable year. If the business or retail business is in operation for less than the entire taxable year, the number of full-time employees shall be de- termined by dividing the sum of the number of full-time employees on the last business day of each full calendar month during the portion of such taxable year during which the business was in operation by the num- ber of full calendar months during such period. SB 337--Am.
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  (e)  ``Manufacturing business'' means all commercial enterprises iden-
tified under the manufacturing standard industrial classification codes,
major groups 20 through 39.
  (f)  ``Metropolitan county'' means the county of Douglas, Johnson,
Leavenworth, Sedgwick, Shawnee or Wyandotte.
  (g)  ``Nonmanufacturing business'' means any commercial enterprise
other than a manufacturing business or a retail business. Nonmanufac-
turing business shall also include the business headquarters of an enter-
prise, ancillary support of an enterprise, and an enterprise designated
under standard industrial classification codes 5961, 7948 7948-0201 or
7372 regardless of the firm's classification as a retail business if that facility
for which the sales tax exemption certificate is issued facilitates the cre-
ation of at least 20 new full-time positions. In addition, with respect to
enterprises in standard industrial classification code 7948, such enter-
prises must annually attract not less than 115,000 out-of-state visitors to
the state and generate not less than 18.6 million dollars in retail sales in
the state. 7948-0201, such enterprises must operate an auto race-
track in the state involving capital improvements costing not less
than $100,000,000
  Any ancillary support business which would otherwise be eligible for a
sales tax exemption or an income or privilege tax credit pursuant to this
subsection shall incorporate in its tax filing for the exemption or credit a
statement from the secretary of commerce and housing which includes a
finding by the secretary that the job expansion incident to the exemption
or credit claimed would not have occurred in the absence of the credit
or exemption.
  (h)  ``Nonmetropolitan region'' means a region established under
K.S.A. 74-50,116 and amendments thereto and is comprised of any county
or counties which are not metropolitan counties.
  (i)  ``Retail business'' means: (1) Any commercial enterprise primarily
engaged in the sale at retail of goods or services taxable under the Kansas
retailers' sales tax act; (2) any service provider set forth in K.S.A. 17-2707,
and amendments thereto; (3) any bank, savings and loan or other lending
institution; (4) any commercial enterprise whose primary business activity
includes the sale of insurance; and (5) any commercial enterprise deriving
its revenues directly from noncommercial customers in exchange for per-
sonal services such as, but not limited to, barber shops, beauty shops,
photographic studios and funeral services.
  (j)  ``Secretary'' means the secretary of the Kansas department of com-
merce and housing.
  (k)  ``Standard industrial classification code'' means a standard indus-
trial classification code published in the Standard Industrial Classification
manual, 1987, as prepared by the statistical policy division of the office
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of management and budget of the office of the president of the United
States of America.
  Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-50,114 is hereby repealed.
  Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book Kansas register.