An Act To Estab~ish the Gambling Control Board To License and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness Racing Tracks
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1820
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S511 (Senate)
Amends: 8 MRSA §299

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1342, L.D. 1820, Bill, "An Act To Estab~ish the Gambling Control 
Board To License and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness 
Racing Tracks" 
Amend the amendment on page 
in Part A, 
section 4 by 
striking out all of the first line (page 3, line 11 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. A-4. 8 MRSA §299 is enacted to read:' 
Further amend the amendment in Part A, section 4 by striking 
out all of that part designated "~" (page 3, lines 41 to 50 
and page 4, lines 1 to 5 in amendment) 
Further amend the amendment on page 15 by striking out all 
of paragraph D 
(page 15, 
lines 14 to 
in amendment) 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'D. 
Fiye percent of the total gross slot machine income 
must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, 
who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support 
Fund established in Title 7, section 77. 
Forty-eight months 
after the Treasurer of State receives the first allocation, 
the percent of total slot machine income forwarded to the 
Agricultural Fair Support Fund is reduced to 
4°-& with the 
remaining 1% to be forwarded to the State in accordance with 
subsection 1:' 
Further amend the amendment on page 15 in paragraph H in the 
last line (page 15, line 45 in amendment) by striking out the 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A .. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1820 
1342, 
following: 
"chapter" and inserting in its place the following: 
'chapter; and' 
Further amend the amendment on pages 15 and 16 by striking 
out all of paragraph I 
(page 15, lines 47 to 50 and page 16, 
lines 1 to 9 in amendment) 
Further amend the amendment on page 16 in paragraph J in the 
first line (page 16, line 11 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: 
"J..t.." and inserting in its place the following: 
'k' 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
Under Committee Amendment "A," 2% of the total gross slot 
machine income is disbursed to the Fund to Stabilize Off-track 
Betting Facilities, created in the committee amendment. 
After 48 
months, the amount disbursed to the fund is decreased to 1% with 
the other 1% disbursed to the General Fund. 
Three percent of the 
total gross slot machine income is disbursed to the Agricultural 
Fair' Support Fund, created in the bill. 
This 
amendment 
strikes the 
Fund 
to Stabilize Off-track 
Betting 
Facilities 
and 
instead 
disburses 
the 
2'!-o 
to 
the 
Agricultural Fair Support Fund, for a total disbursement of 5%. 
After 48 months, the amount disbursed to the Agricultural Fair 
Support Fund is decreased to 4% with the other 
1°~ disbursed to 
the General Fund. 
SPONSORED B"-:--?"S;) ".-:~:J..~ "':::::::\~\Jt::. ==_ 
(Senator ~ 
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COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQlJRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04113/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1820 
An Act To Establish the Gambling Control Board To License and 
Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness Racing Tracks 
LR2664(19) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '~' to Committee Amendment '1(' 
Sponsor: Sen. Gilman 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
2003·04 
2004·05 
2005·06 
2006·07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment has no net effect on Other Special Revenue Funds allocations or revenues for the Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources in fiscal year 2004-05. 
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