| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1690 | LR 2425(04) | ||||||||
| An Act to Authorize, Subject to State Referendum, a Tribal Commercial Track and Slot Machines in Washington County | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Glynn | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Impacts contingent on results of statewide referendum: | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| This amendment requires that a statewide referendum take place. The referendum gives voters the choice between 3 questions. The fiscal impact of this amendment will depend on which question is approved by the voters: | |||||||||
| Question A: If a majority of voters select this option, they will be voting to approve the establishment of a tribal harness racing track and slot machines in Washington County and to continue to allow slot machines at other commercial tracks. An affirmative vote for this option will have the effect of retaining the fiscal impacts identified in the fiscal note for the original bill. | |||||||||
| Question B: If a majority of voters select this option, they will be voting to approve the establishment of a tribal harness racing track in Washington County and to deauthorize slot machines at commercial tracks. An affirmative vote for this option will have the effect of replacing the fiscal impacts identified in the fiscal note for the original bill with the fiscal impacts discussed below. | |||||||||
| The repeal of the authorization for the licensed slot facility in Bangor would result in the loss of General Fund revenue in the amounts of $474,250 and $12,933,391 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively, and would also result in the loss of Fund For a Healthy Maine revenue in the amount of $9,893,520 in fiscal year 2006-07. The deauthorization of the licensed slot machine facility would also result in General Fund deappropriations of $1,287,969 and $3,710,805 in the same fiscal years to eliminate the Gambling Control Board within the Department of Public Safety and would further require deappropriations of $35,615 and $71,230 to the Department of the Attorney General to eliminate one Assistant Attorney General position. | |||||||||
| In addition to the impacts for the General Fund and the Fund For Healthy Maine, the revenues for all previously authorized Other Special Revenue Funds allocations pertaining to the existing slot machine facility would cease and no associated Other Special Revenue Funds expenditures would take place. | |||||||||
| Allowing the establishment of a commercial track in Washington County would result in additional estimated General Fund revenues of $2,748 in fiscal year 2006-07. The Harness Racing Commission within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources would require additional General Fund appropriations of $28,021 in fiscal year 2006-07 for the costs of regulating an additional commercial track. | |||||||||
| Question C: If a majority of voters select this option, they will be voting against the establishment of a tribal harness racing track and slot machines in Washington County. An affirmative vote for this option will have the effect of eliminating the fiscal impacts described in the fiscal note for the original bill. | |||||||||