§ 50203. Minimum Investment

TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 50203. Minimum Investment. A minimum capital investment, including public benefit contributions, in a new business or expansion of an existing business of a Qualifying Certificate applicant is as follows: New Expansion

  1. Franchise restaurant $ 1,000,000 500,000
  2. Water park $ 1,000,000 500,000
  3. Aquarium $ 1,000,000 500,000
  4. Cultural center $ 1,000,000 500,000
  5. Theme park $ 10,000,000 5,000,000
  6. New expansion, resort hotel or $ 5,000,000 2,500,000 condominium
  7. Golf course $ 10,000,000 5,000,000
  8. Convention center $ 1,000,000 500,000
  9. Dinner theater $ 1,000,000 500,000
  10. Special event $ 500,000 250,000
  11. CNMI based airlines or other aviation $ 1,000,000 500,000 related activity
  12. Manufacturing or processing of high $ 1,000,000 500,000 technology product
  13. Internet related businesses and/or $ 100,000 50,000 businesses engaged in internet com- merce
  14. Any development or project not listed $ 1,000,000 500,000 above that is approved pursuant to this Chapter Provided that for the islands of Rota and Tinian, the minimum capital invest- ment, including public benefit contributions, shall be sixty percent of the corre- sponding figures listed above. Source: PL 12-32, § 3 (3303); subsection (n) amended by PL 12-50, § 2 (c); subsection (f) amended by PL 12-80, § 2 (c).

Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission