130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1358		LR 1546(07)
	Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations To Evaluate Direct-to-consumer Wine and Spirits Sales
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-441) S "A" (S-614) to C "A" (S-441)
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$100,000	$0	$0
Transfers
	General Fund		$0	$100,000	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($100,000)	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill directs the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to conduct a review of the direct shipment of wine to consumers in the State, the feasibility of allowing in-state and out-of-state spirits manufacturers to sell and ship spirits directly to Maine consumers and the impact that direct-to-consumer spirits sales may have on consumer spirits choice and state revenues. BABLO is required to report its findings by February 15, 2023. The bill includes a one-time transfer of $100,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 from the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund within the Maine Municipal Bond Bank to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to offset the one-time appropriation of $100,000 to BABLO for the cost of the contracted services.