An Act To Fund Commuter and Passenger Rail Transportation in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1344
Committee Amendment CA_A_H555 (House)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1036

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 985, L.D. 1344, Bill, "An Act To Fund 
Commuter and Passenger Rail Transportation in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-A, as enacted by IB 2009, c. 2, §45, is amended 
to read: 
2-A. Distribution from casino of slot machine income. A casino operator shall 
collect and distribute 46% of the net slot machine income from slot machines operated by 
the casino operator to the board for distribution by the board as follows: 
A. Twenty-five percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly 
by the board to the Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Department 
of Education, to be used to supplement and not to supplant funding for essential 
programs and services for kindergarten to grade 12 under Title 20-A, chapter 606-B; 
B. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the University of Maine System Scholarship Fund created in Title 20-A, section 
10909; 
C. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System to be applied by the 
board of trustees to fund its scholarships program under Title 20-A, section 12716, 
subsection 1; 
D. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to 
the Treasurer of State, who shall distribute the funds to the tribal governments of the 
Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe; 
E. Three percent of the net slot machine income must be deposited to the General 
Fund for administrative expenses of the board, including gambling addiction 
counseling services, in accordance with rules adopted by the board; 
F. Two percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the 
municipality in which the casino is located; 
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G. One percent of the net 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 91; 
H. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the fund established in section 298 
to supplement harness racing purses; 
I. One percent of the net slot machine income must be credited by the board to the 
Sire Stakes Fund created in section 281; 
J. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the 
county in which the casino is located to pay for mitigation of costs resulting from 
gaming operations; and 
K. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the 
Treasurer of State, who shall credit the money to the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources to fund dairy farm stabilization pursuant to Title 7, section 
3153-B. 
If a recipient of net slot machine income in paragraph D, H or I owns or receives funds 
from a slot machine facility or casino, other than the casino in Oxford County or the slot 
machine facility in Bangor, then the recipient may not receive funds under this 
subsection, and those funds must be retained by the Oxford County casino operator 
forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State. who shall credit the money to the State 
Transit. Aviation and Rail Transportation Fund established in Title 23, section 4210-B.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection I-A in the first line (page 2, line 17 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "between Portland and Oxford County" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection I-A in the 4th line (page 2, line 20 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "and Oxford County" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It amends the bill by 
maintaining the distribution of revenue from slot machines operated at the Oxford County 
casino to the Sire Stakes Fund and the harness racing purse supplement account unless 
those funds receive slot revenue from a future facility, in which case the money would go 
to the State Transit, Aviation and Rail Transportation Fund as provided in the bill. The 
amendment also clarifies the money supports passenger rail service throughout the State, 
not just to Oxford County. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/11 hac:.. 
LD 1344 
LR 1828(02) 
An Act To Fund Commuter and Passenger Rail Transportation in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - State Transit, Aviation and Rail Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - State Transit, Aviation and Rail Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation provides that if the Sire Stakes Fund and Fund to Supplement Harness Racing Purses receives net slot 
machine income from a new facility, the amounts distributed to these funds from the Oxford casino will be forwarded 
to the State Transit, Aviation and Rail Fund within the Department of Transportation to support passenger rail service 
throughout the state. Currently, 1% of the net slot machine income from Oxford is projected to be deposited into each 
fund. The two racino proposals which will be on the November ballot contain provisions to deposit a total of 13.5% 
of net slot machine income into these funds. 
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