125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 535		LR 658(02)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to High-stakes Beano
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$69,388	$71,237	$73,288	$75,400
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$69,388	$71,237	$73,288	$75,400
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation eliminates the restriction of 27 weekends per year that a federally recognized Indian tribe may conduct high stakes beano and provides that those eligible to conduct high-stakes beano may do so by operating electronic beano.  The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $69,388 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $71,237 in fiscal year 2012-13 for one Public Safety Inspector II position and related costs to enforce regulations related to electronic beano and monitor increased high-stakes beano activities.