An Act to Provide Quahfymg Mumcipahties a Percentage of Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise Tax Revenues
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0088
Committee Amendment CA_A_H104 (House)

COMMITTEE AMEND:MENT ''A" to HP 56, L D 88, "An Act to Provide 
Quahfymg Mumcipahties a Percentage of Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise Tax 
Revenues" 
Amend the bill m section 1 m §407 m subsection 1 m the 2nd hne (page 1, lme 5 m 
L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "negative effects on local resources" and insertmg the 
followmg 'the cost' 
Amend the bill in section 2 m § 1818 m the first indented paragraph m the last lme 
(page 1, line 26 m L.D) by insertmg after the following "that" the followmg ', beginning 
January 1, 2024,' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m §4925 in the first mdented pru agraph m the 2nd hne 
(page 2, line 2 m L D ) by msertmg after the followmg "that" the followmg ', begmmng 
January 1, 2024,' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after section 3 the followmg. 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriations and 
allocations are made 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Use Cannabis Public Health and Safety Fund and Municipal Opt-In Fund 
Z263 
Imtiative Reduces allocat10ns to reflect less revenue available for adult use cannabis pubhc 
health and safety efforts and quahfymg expenses of mumcipahties optmg to permit 
operation of adult use cannabis establishments 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Local Government Cannabis Revenue Fund N326 
2023-24 
($297,000) 
($297,000) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
($768,000) 
($768,000) 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT :i1 "to HP 56, L D 88 
Initiative Provides allocations to assist mumcipahties in offsetting the costs of local 
regulation and enforcement of adult use cannabis laws 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$2,475,000 
$6,401,000 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$2,475,000 
$6,401,000 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative Provides one-time funding for computer programming costs 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$198,400 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$198,400 
$0 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
GENERAL FUND 
$198,400 
$0 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$2,178,000 
$5,633,000 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$2,376,400 
$5,633,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clanfies the use of cannabis sales tax and excise tax i evenue shared 
with mumcipahties where cannabis establishments are operatmg and provides that the 
sharmg of revenues begins January 1, 2024 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved 04/13/23 /W'aC!-
LD88 
LR 488(02) 
An Act to Provide Qualifying Municipalities a Percentage of Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise 
Tax Revenues 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '.)4" /j/-!otj} 
Committee: Taxation 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
$2,376,400 
$198,400 
$2,178,000 
($2,178,000) 
$2,178,000 
FY 2024-25 
$5,633,000 
$0 
$5,633,000 
($5,633,000) 
$5,633,000 
ProJ ections 
FY 2025-26 
$6,444,000 
$0 
$6,444,000 
($6,444,000) 
$6,444,000 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$7,131,000 
$0 
$7,131,000 
($7,131,000) 
$7,131,000 
This bill establishes the Local Government Cannabis Revenue Fund (LGCR) m the Office of Cannabis Pohcy withm 
the Department of Admimstrative and Fmancial Services The bill also directs the transfer of 12 % of the sales tax 
revenue from adult-use cannabis and cannabis products and 12% of the revenue from the cannabis excise tax mto the 
fund The bill decreases the existing transfer of these revenues to the Adult Use Cannabis Public Health and Safety 
and Mumc1pal Opt-m Fund (PHSMO) from 12% of the revenue from cannabis sales and excise taxes to 12% of the 
difference between the the total revenue from cannabis sales and excise taxes and the new transfer to the LGCR fund. 
The bill reduces General Fund revenue by $2,178,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 and $5,633,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 It 
provides revenue to the LGCR of $2,475,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 and $6,401,000 m fiscal year 2024-25 It 
decreases revenue to the PHSMO by $297,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 and by $768,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 
The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the LGCR of $2,475,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and 
$6,401,000 m fiscal year 2024-25 It includes deallocations to the PHSMO of $297,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 and 
$768,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 
Finally, the btll includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services of $198,400 in fiscal year 2023-24 for the programming costs to track certain sales tax data by location 
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