Whereas, the voters of Maine approved an initiated bill at referendum that became effective on January 4, 2004 to allow slot machines at commercial horse racing tracks; and

Whereas, the Second Special Session of the 121st Legislature established the Gambling Control Board to license and regulate slot machines; and

Whereas, the regulatory infrastructure is in place to license slot machine operations; and

Whereas, an application must be filed prior to the issuance of a license regarding the operation of slot machines and the license must be issued before slot machines may be operated as approved by the voters at referendum; and

Whereas, the confidentiality of information contained in the application must be established before an applicant can file a complete application; and

Whereas, the voters' expressed desire to allow slot machines at commercial horse racing tracks should be complied with as expediently as possible; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§30-C is enacted to read:

30-C. Gambling Legislative 8 MRSA

Public Control Per Diem §1002

Safety Board

Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §§1006 and 1007 are enacted to read:

§1006.__Confidentiality of application and licensing information

1.__Confidentiality.__The following records are designated as confidential for the purposes of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph A: