| | | Sec. 1. Task force established. Resolved: That the Task Force to Study | | the Impact of a Maine-based Casino, referred to in this resolve | | as the "task force," is established; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 2. Task force membership. Resolved: That the task force consists | | of 14 members as follows: |
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| | | 1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of | | the Senate; |
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| | | 2. Four members of the House of Representatives, one of whom | | must be a tribal representative, appointed by the Speaker of the | | House; |
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| | | 3. Four members of the public, 2 each appointed by the | | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of | | Representatives; |
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| | | 4. The Chief of State Police or the chief's designee; |
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| | | 5. The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; |
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| | | 6. A member of the Maine Sheriffs' Association, selected by | | the association, or the member's designee; and |
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| | | 7. The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's | | designee; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first named Senate member is the | | Senate chair of the task force and the first named House of | | Representatives member is the House chair of the task force; and | | be it further |
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| | | Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of task force. Resolved: That all | | appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the | | effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities shall | | notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all | | appointments have been completed. Within 15 days after | | appointment of all members, the chairs shall call and convene the | | first meeting of the task force; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall examine the | | following issues concerning a Maine-based casino and perform the | | following duties: |
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| | | 1. Determine the impact of increased vehicular traffic on the | | infrastructure of the State; |
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| | | 2. Verify the amount of estimated revenues produced by a | | casino and the impact of those revenues on the State; |
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