An Act To Strengthen Maine's Craft Brewers
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1105
Committee Amendment CA_A_S290 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13062-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ''A " to S.P. 357, L.D. 1105, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen Maine's Craft Brewers" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13062-B is enacted to read: 
§13062-B. Maine Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund 
The Maine Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund, referred to in this section as 
"the fund," is established within the Office of Business Development to provide 
marketing grants to Maine-based brewers of malt liquor. 
1. Eligibility. A brewer is eligible for applying for a grant from the fund if the 
brewer is licensed to and does manufacture malt liquor in this State. 
2. Grants provided. The fund must provide competitive grants to brewers eligible 
under subsection 1. 
Grants must be awarded to brewers who agree to include the 
department's approved marketing insignia on all of their marketed products. 
3. 
Rulemaking. 
The department shall adopt rules to implement this section 
including forms to be made available for brewers, formulas for calculating grant awards 
and a schedule for distribution of awards. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
4. Condition for continuation of grants. Grants from the fund may not be made 
after March 1, 2011 unless the commissioner certifies to the Legislature under Title 36, 
section 6762 that the total number of new qualified employees of qualified brewers 
statewide for which reimbursement was made under Title 36, chapter 917 for calendar 
year 2010 exceeds the number of full-time equivalent employees of qualified brewers 
statewide for calendar year 2007 by 10%.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 357, L.D. 1105 
'Sec. 13. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Business Development 0585 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to be used by the Department of Economic and 
Community Development to fund the Maine Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund as 
established by the Maine Revised Statutes. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2008-09 
$100,000 
$100,000 
This amendment deletes provisions of the bill creating an export tax credit and adds 
provisions establishing the Maine Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund to provide 
grants to qualified brewers who agree to include the Department of Economic and 
Community Development's approved marketing insignia on all their marketed products. 
This amendment also makes an ongoing general fund appropriation of $100,000 to 
fund the Maine Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/08/07 *ac.. 
LD 1105 
LR 689(02) 
An Act To Strengthen Maine's Craft Brewers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ':,4 " 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.-\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2008-09 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Projections 
2009-10 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Projections 
2010-11 
$100,000 
$100,000 
This bill provides ongoing General Fund appropriations of $1 00,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2007-08 for the 
Business Development program within the Department of Economic and Community Development to fund the Maine 
Craft Brewers Marketing Promotion Fund. Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community 
Development associated with implementing and administering the marketing grant program can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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