124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 781 LR 1565(02)
An Act To Designate a Specialty State Lottery Ticket To Benefit Cancer Education and Awareness
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2009-10 2010-11 Projections 2011-12 Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $161,500 $387,000 $387,000 $387,000
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $337,500 $810,000 $810,000 $810,000
Revenue
General Fund $176,000 $423,000 $423,000 $423,000
Transfers
General Fund ($337,500) ($810,000) ($810,000) ($810,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds $337,500 $810,000 $810,000 $810,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
It is assumed that this new ticket would be a $1 ticket.  It is also assumed that this new ticket would increase overall lottery sales by 7% for new people entering the lottery who have not played previously.  This increase in General Fund revenue is estimated at $176,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 (5 months of activity) and $423,000 beginning in fiscal year 2010-11.  The remaining amount of sales related to this ticket would come from people who are already playing the lottery and switch from another ticket to this ticket.  Based upon previous experience with dedicated lottery tickets, it is estimated that the amount transferred from the General Fund to the Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Fund within the Department of Health and Human Services  would be $337,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $810,000 beginning in fiscal year 2010-11.  Since the majority of people purchasing this ticket would already be playing the lottery and would be switching from another ticket to this ticket, there would be a net loss of General Fund revenue of $161,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $387,000 in fiscal year 2010-11.
Provides an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of  $337,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $810,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Fund within the Department of Health and Human Services funded by the proceeds of the sales of the new lottery ticket.