An Act To Authorize the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Operate lOa Casino in Aroostook County
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1298
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S450 (Senate)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1018, 8 MRSA §1020, 8 MRSA §1021

SENATE AMENDMENT" A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 925, 
L.D. 1298, Bill, "An Act To Authorize the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Operate 
lOa Casino in Aroostook County" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. 
MRSA §1018, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 699, §2, is 
amended to read: 
1-A. Fees for slot machine and casino operator licenses on or after September 1, 
2012. Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraphs C and C-l, beginning September 1, 
2012, an applicant for a slot machine operator license or a casino operator license must 
pay a $250,000 nonrefundable privilege fee to be submitted with the application for the 
license and a minimum license fee, or cash bid if the license is part of a competitive 
bidding process established by law, of $5,000,000. This subsection does not apply to a 
casino licensed for operation in the State as of September 1, 2012. Notwithstanding this 
subsection, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians must pay a $250,000 nonrefundable 
privilege fee to be submitted with an application for a casino operator license pursuant to 
section 1011, subsection 2-C and a license fee of $5,000,000.' 
Amend the amendment in section 9 in paragraph A in the last line (page 3, line 17 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "3,750" and inserting the following: '3,500' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 9 the following: 
'Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1020, sub-§3, ~B, as amended by IB 2009, c. 2, §37, is 
further amended to read: 
B. A slot machine operator may not operate more than 1,500 slot machines at any 
one commercial track aOO, a casino operator may not operate more than 1,500 slot 
machines at a casino and a casino operator licensed under section 1101, subsection 
2-C may not operate more than 500 slot machines. 
Sec. 11. 8 MRSA §1021, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. Limit. A casino operator licensed under section 1101, subsection 2-C may not 
operate more than 5 registered table games.' 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 925, L.D. 1298 
Amend the amendment in section 11 in subsection 2-D in the 3rd line (page 4, line 36 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "35%" and inserting the following: '40%' 
Amend the amendment in section 11 in subsection 2-D in paragraph L in the last line 
(page 5, line 42 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and" 
Amend the amendment in section 11 in subsection 2-D by striking out all of 
paragraph M (page 6, lines 1 to 3 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'M. Three 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 Coordinated Veterans 
Assistance Fund established in Title 37-B, section 514; 
N. One percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded directly to the City 
of Bangor; and 
O. Two percent of the net slot machine income must be deposited to the General 
Fund.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to Committee Amendment "A": 
1. 
It provides that the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians must pay a $250,000 
nonrefundable privilege fee to be submitted with an application for a casino operator 
license and license fee of $5,000,000; 
2. It lowers the number of slot machines that may be operated at the casino from 750 
to 500; 
3. It limits to 5 the number of registered table games that may be operated at the 
casino; and 
4. It increases from 35% to 40% the percentage of net slot machine income that the 
casino operator must collect and distribute to various entities. It provides that 1 % of net 
slot machine income must be forwarded to the City of Bangor and 2% of net slot machine 
income must be deposited in the General Fund. 
It increases from 1% to 3% the 
percentage of net slot machine income that must be provided to the Coordinated Veterans 
Assistance Fund. 
SPONSORED BY: ~,{, ~ 
(Senator TUTTLE, 
COUNTY: York 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03123/14 
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LD 1298 
LR 1068(06) 
An Act To Authorize the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Operate a Casino in Aroostook County 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '14' to Committee Amendment "A" 
. Sponsor: Sen. Tuttle of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential future biennium revenue increase - General Fund 
Potential future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This floor amendment increases the tax on net slot machine income from 35% to 40% (an additional 2% to the 
General Fund, an additional 2% to the Coordinated Veterans Assistance Fund and 1 % to the City of Bangor) and 
limits the number of table games to 5. These changes will increase General Fund revenue by $4l3,545 and Other 
Special Revenue Funds revenue by $401,318. The amendment also requires a one-time privilege fee of$250,000 and 
a one-time license fee of $5,000,000, increasing General Fund revenues by $5,250,000. 
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