An Act Authorizing aScratch Ticket with Proceeds To Benefit Native American Boys and Girls Clubs
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1248
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: SULLIVAN, BLANCHARD, DUCHESNE, HUNT, PENDLETON, PERRY, SCHATZ, STRANG BURGESS
Amends: 8 MRSA §374, 8 MRSA §387, 30 MRSA §6215

124th MAINE LEGISLATURE~ 
FIRST RRGUJ JAR S'RSSION-2009 
Legislative Document 
No. 1248 
H.P. 
House of Representatives, March 30, 2009 
An Act Authorizing aScratch Ticket with Proceeds To Benefit 
Native American Boys and Girls Clubs 
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Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
'Presented by Represeritative SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe. 
Cosponsored by Senator SULLIVAN of York and 
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Representatives: BLANCHARD of Old Town, CORNELL du HOUX of Bnmswick, 
DUCHESNE of Hudson, HUNT of Buxton, PENDLETON of Scarborough, PERRY of Calais, 
SCHATZ of Blue Hill, STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §374, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. -Native American lottery game.' No later than JanualY 30, 2010, the commission, 
in consultation with the Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund Board, established in 
Title 30, section 6215, subsection 3, shall develop and initiate a Native American IbttelY 
game designed to raise funds for the Native American Boys and Girls Club. Fund 
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established pursuant to Title 30, section 6215, subsection 1. ,The commission shall 
provide the net proceeds of this Native American lottery game to the Native Amedcan 
Boys and Girls Club Fund annually. The commission shall change the Native American 
lottery game ticket periodically throilghout the year.. 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §387, sub-§l, ~C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 494, §5, is further 
amended to read: 
C. 
For payment to the General Fund; aH6 
Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §387, sub-§l, 'i[D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. :8, §18 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended to read: 
D. 
For payment to the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund pursuant to Title 12, section 
103027; and 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §387, sub-§l,·CUE is enacted toread: 
E. For payment to the Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund pursuant to Title 
30, section 6215, subsection 2. 
Sec. 5. 30 MRSA §6215 is enacted to read: 
§6215. Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the' 
following terms have the following meanings. 
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A. "Board" means the'Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund Board . 
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B. "Fund" means the Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund. 
2. Fund established. There is established the Native American Boys and Girls Club 
Fund. The fund consists of revenues received pursuant to Title 8, section 387 and any 
funds received .as contributions from private and public sources. The fund must be held 
separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. 
Eligible investment 
earnings credited to the assets of the fund become palt of the assets of the fund. Any 
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balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year mllst be carried forward to the 
next fiscal year. 
The fund is established for the purpose' of maintaining and improving nonprofit Native 
American Boys and Girls Clubs. Members of the Native American Boys and Girls Clubs 
must be from federally recognized Indian tribes in this State. A Native American Boys 
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and Girls Club may contract with organizations and individuals for the purpose of 
canying out projects funded by the fund. 
3. Fund administration. The board shall administer the fund. Half of the revenue 
received from Title 8, section 387, subsection 1," paragraph E must be deposited in 
endowment fund accounts, one endowment fund account for each Native Ainerican Boys 
and Girls Club, for long-term development purposes or remain in liquid savings accounts 
if market conditions necessitate. 
The other half of the revenue may be deposited in 
checking accounts for annu'al program sustainabilify, one checking account for each 
Native American Boys and Girls Club. A Native American Boys and Girls Club may 
transfer funds from the checking account to the endowment fund account or the Jiquid 
savings account. 
4. Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund Board. There is established the 
Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund Board, which consists of9 members: 
A. Two members from the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians; 
B. Two members from the Passamaquoddy Tribe; 
C. Two members from the Penobscot Nation; and 
,D. Two members from the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. 
The members of the board serve for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed. In the 
event of the death, resignation or disability of a member, the tribe from' which the 
vacancy occurred shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.' The 
board, by a majority vote of its 8 members, shall select an individual who is a resident of 
the State and not an appointed member of the board to act as chair. The chair is a voting 
member of the board and serves for 4 years. A quorurn of the board for the transaction of 
business is 4 members. 
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SUMMARY 
This bill directs the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to develop a Native 
American lottery game. The bill also establishes a Native American Boys and Girls Club 
Fund and a Native American Boys and Girls Club Fund Board.