An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Govemment Oversight Connnittee Regarding Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Reporting Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0025
Committee Amendment CA_A_H2 (House)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §83-B, 28-A MRSA §83-C, 28-A MRSA §84

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fJ-,, to H.P. 26, L.D. 25, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement the Recommendations of the Govemment Oversight Connnittee Regarding 
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Reporting Requirements" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 to 7 (page 2, lines 14 to 37 in L.D.) 
and inserting the following: 
1Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §83-B, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. A, §9, is 
amended to read: 
11. Certification. Certify monthly to the Trnasurer of State commission and the 
commissioner a complete statement of ,expenses and revenues collected in accordance 
with the licensing and enforcement functions of the bureau including a statement of the 
revenues collected under chapter 65. 
The bureau shall submit an annual report that 
inoludes a oomplste statement of expens.es and revenues oolleoted in accordanoe with the 
lioensing and enforoement funotions of the bureau to the Governor and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiotion over alooholio beverage matters, 
together with reoommendations for ohanges to this Title. 
Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §83-C, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. A, §9, is 
amended to read: 
7. Certification, Certify monthly to the Treasll1'er of State commission and the 
commissioner a complete statement of revenues from and expenses for the sale of spirits 
by the bureau and submit an annual report that includes a complete statement of the 
re-venues and expenses of the bureau to the Governor and the joint standin~ 
the Legislature having jurisdiotion over aloohelio-bevernge matters, -together \vith 
recommendations for chanees to this-+itle; 
Sec. 7. 
28-A MRSA §84, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2015, c. 430, §2, is 
repealed.1 
Amend the bill in section 9 in subsection 7 in paragraph C in the last line (page 3, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11and section 84, subsection 5" 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 26, L.D. 25 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes several changes to the requirement that the Director of the 
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services certify financial information related to 
administration of the State's spirits business and the bureau's oversight of the 
manufacture, distribution and sale of iiquor in the State monthly. 
The amendment 
requires that the director make those monthly certifications to the State Liquor and 
Lottery Commission in addition to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services, as is current practice. The amendment also repeals a duplicative reporting 
requirement. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/08/19 frac.. 
LD25 
LR201(02) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee Regarding 
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Reporting Requirements 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fi, { /1 ... ~) 
Committee: Veter~ns and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increas~ - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lotte1y Operations within the Depatiment of 
Administrative and Financial Services due to changes recommended by the Government Oversight Committee as a 
result of reports issued by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability are anticipated to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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