An Act To Allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate Slot Machines in Washington County in Conjunction with High-stakes Beano
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1520
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S438 (Senate)
Amends: 8 MRSA §1036

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1091, L.D. 1520, Bill, "An Act To Allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate Slot 
Machines in Washington County in Conjunction with High-stakes Beano" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 (page 5, lines 20 to 37 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-D is enacted to read: 
2-D. 
Distribution of table game income from casino operated by 
Passamaquoddy Tribe. 
A casino operator that is licensed under section 1011, 
subsection 2-C shall collect and distribute 24% of the net table game income from table 
games operated by the casino operator to the board for distribution by the board as 
follows: 
A. Nine percent of the net table game 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; 
B. Three percent of the net table game income must be deposited to the Gambling 
Control Board administrative expenses Other Special Revenue Funds account, which 
is a nonlapsing dedicated account; 
C. Two percent of the net table game income must be forwarded directly to the 
municipality in which the table games are located; and 
D. Ten percent of net table game income must be deposited into the Coordinated 
Veterans Assistance Fund established in Title 37-B, section 514.' 
Amend the amendment on page 6 by inserting after section 11 the following: 
'Sec. 12. 37-B MRS A §S14, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 128, §3, is amended by 
adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
In distributing funds received pursuant to Title 8, section 1036, subsection 2-D, the 
director shall seek input from veterans' organizations in the State, including the American 
Legion, American Veterans, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.' 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT 'A " 
to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1091, L.D. 1520 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases, from 16% to 24%, the percentage of the net table game 
income from table games operated by the Passamaquoddy Tribe that must be collected 
and distributed and increases, from 2% to 10%, the percentage distributed to the 
Coordinated Veterans Assistance Fund. 
The amendment also directs the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services 
within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to seek input 
from veterans' organizations in the State, including the American Legion, American 
Veterans, Disabled American 
eterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars, in distributing the 
table game income from the 
rdinated Veterans Assistance Fund. 
SPONSORED BY: -fr+7''''''--~i''---=----'-------
(Senator BURNS) 
COUNTY: Washington 
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LD 1520 
LR 1211(06) 
An Act To Allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate Slot Machines in Washington County in 
Conjunction with High-stakes Beano 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ;.¢<' to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Burns of Washington 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This floor amendment increases the tax on net table game income by 8%, from 16% to 24%, increasing Other Special 
Revenue Funds revenue by $350,400 as compared to the committee amendment. The amendment distributes the 
additional funds to the Coordinated Veterans Assistance Fund. 
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