As used in this chapter:

(A) "Enterprise acquisition project" means, as applicable, all or any portion of the capital or other assets of the spirituous liquor distribution and merchandising operations of the division of liquor control, including, without limitation, inventory, real property rights, equipment, furnishings, the spirituous liquor distribution system including transportation, the monetary management system, warehouses, contract rights, rights to take assignment of contracts and related receipts and revenues, accounts receivable, the exclusive right to manage and control spirituous liquor distribution and merchandising and to sell spirituous liquor in the state subject to the control of the division of liquor control pursuant to the terms of the transfer agreement, and all necessary appurtenances thereto, or leasehold interests therein, and the assets and liabilities of the facilities establishment fund.

(B) "JobsOhio" means the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code and includes any subsidiary of that corporation unless otherwise specified or clearly implied from the context, together with any successor or assignee of that corporation or any such subsidiary if and to the extent permitted by the transfer agreement or Chapter 187. of the Revised Code.

(C) "Spirituous liquor profits" means all receipts representing the gross profit on the sale of spirituous liquor, as referred to in division (B)(4) of section 4301.10 of the Revised Code, less the costs, expenses, and working capital provided for therein, but excluding the sum required by the second paragraph of section 4301.12 of the Revised Code, as in effect on May 2, 1980, to be paid into the state treasury, provided that from and after the initial transfer of the enterprise acquisition project to JobsOhio and until the transfer back to the state under division (D) of section 4313.02 of the Revised Code, the reference in division (B)(4) of section 4301.10 of the Revised Code to all costs and expenses of the division and also an adequate working capital reserve for the division shall be to all costs and expenses of JobsOhio and providing an adequate working capital reserve for JobsOhio.

(D) "Transfer" means an assignment and sale, conveyance, granting of a franchise, lease, or transfer of all or an interest.

(E) "Transfer agreement" means the agreement entered into between the state and JobsOhio providing for the transfer of the enterprise acquisition project pursuant to section 4313.02 of the Revised Code and any amendments or supplements thereto.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.