Joint Order Directing the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs To Report Out a Bill Permitting the Passamaquoddy Tribe To Operate a Slot Machine Facility

ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs shall report out, to the House, a bill that allows the operation of a slot machine facility by the Passamaquoddy Tribe. The bill must contain the following provisions:

1. The slot machines must be operated by the tribe at a high-stakes beano location located in Calais;

2. The number of slot machines at the facility may not exceed 100;

3. The tribe may not be restricted in its operation of the slot machines regarding hours or days of operation;

4. The slot machine income must be distributed in the same manner as required for a casino operator licensed to operate slot machines under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, section 1011, subsection 2; and

5. The bill must take effect only upon the approval at a referendum of the voters of Washington County only.