| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §348 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §348.__Responsibility of owner or operator of facility |
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| | | at which casino-style gambling is conducted for |
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| | | utilities and infrastructure |
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| | | An owner or operator of a facility at which casino-style | | gambling is conducted is responsible for the costs to improve | | or replace utilities, including, but not limited to, water, | | sewer and electrical service, and infrastructure, including, | | but not limited to, roads, intersections and highway exits, | | located within a 25-mile radius of the facility at which | | casino-style gambling is conducted.__The decision whether to | | improve or replace utilities or infrastructure located within | | a 25-mile radius of the facility at which casino-style | | gambling is conducted must be made by the legislative body of | | the municipality in which the utilities or infrastructure is | | located.__For purposes of this section, "casino-style | | gambling" means gambling conducted by a person, corporation, | | group or other entity as a for-profit business that includes | | games such as blackjack or roulette, slot machines or video | | lotteries. |
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| | | This bill provides that an owner or operator of a facility | | at which casino-style gambling is conducted is responsible for | | the costs to improve or replace utilities, including, but not | | limited to, water, sewer and electrical service, and | | infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roads, | | intersections and highway exits, located within a 25-mile | | radius of the facility at which casino-style gambling is | | conducted. |
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