125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 905 LR 1592(05)
An Act Regarding the Distribution and Sale of Spirits
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-915)
S "A" (S-597) to C "A" (H-915)
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $92,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $92,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Public Safety of $92,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 for contracted auditing services of on-premises retailers to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations requiring them to purchase spirits from a licensed reselling agent in the state.
Additional costs to the Departments of Administrative and Financial Services and Public Safety associated with rulemaking and conducting a cost benefit analysis of the discount price at which agency liquor stores purchase spirits and wine from the State can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.