An Act To Address the Pervasive Effect of Substance Abuse in Maine
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§12-B is enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 390, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1351-A is enacted to read:
§ 1351-A. Disposal of fees
The bureau shall deposit the fees collected under this chapter to the General Fund. The amount of funds appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of Substance Abuse, as established in Title 5, chapter 521, may not be less than the dollar amount collected or received by the bureau under this chapter. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, funds appropriated to the Office of Substance Abuse pursuant to this section must be used for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse case treatment, including case management and monitoring, substance abuse enforcement programs and drug courts, as established pursuant to Title 4, section 421.
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1351-B is enacted to read:
§ 1351-B. Rules
The bureau may adopt rules under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the administration of this chapter. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 275, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §1355-A is enacted to read:
§ 1355-A. Distillers and importers license
(1) For out-of-state manufacturers of distilled spirits with annual sales in the State of 10,000 gallons or greater, the fee is $50,000;
(2) For out-of-state manufacturers of distilled spirits with annual sales in the State of less than 10,000 gallons but greater than 5,000 gallons, the fee is $25,000;
(3) For out-of-state manufacturers of distilled spirits with annual sales in the State of 5,000 gallons or less, but greater than 1,000 gallons, the fee is $5,000; and
(4) For out-of-state manufacturers of distilled spirits with annual sales in the State of 1,000 gallons or less, the fee is $1,000;
For purposes of this subsection, "annual sales" means the annual sales in the immediately preceding calendar year.
Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §1361, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 20, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §1362, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §117, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 28-A MRSA §1502, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 376, §54, is further amended to read:
Sec. 9. 28-A MRSA §1551, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 342, §114, is amended to read:
Sec. 10. 28-A MRSA §1551, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 342, §114, is further amended to read:
Sec. 11. 28-A MRSA §1551, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 342, §114, is repealed.
Sec. 12. 28-A MRSA §1551, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1991, c. 376, §55, is further amended to read:
Sec. 13. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, chapter 51, subchapter 2, in the subchapter headnote, the word "manufacturers" is amended to read "manufacturers, distillers and importers" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes.
Sec. 14. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, section 1361, subsection 2; section 1502, subsection 1; section 1551, subsection 1; section 1551, subsection 2; section 1551, subsection 3; section 1551, subsection 4; and that section of this Act that enacts Title 28-A, section 1355-A take effect January 1, 2008.
summary
The purpose of this bill is to raise and dedicate additional funds to be used through the Office of Substance Abuse for substance abuse prevention, case treatment, case management and monitoring, enforcement programs and drug courts. The increased funding source is through an increase of existing license and certificate of approval fees presently paid by those persons and entities that either manufacture or distribute malt liquor, wine and distilled spirits within the State.