Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 225, §2, is amended to read:

6. Filing fee. The commissioner may establish a reasonable filing fee not to exceed $25 $50 to defray costs of processing applications.

Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §314, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 684, §1, is further amended to read:

The fee for such a license to any nonprofit organization is $12.00 $14.25 for each calendar week, or portion thereof, that the amusement is to be operated, or the license may be issued for a calendar month for a fee of $36.00 $42.50 or a calendar year for a fee of $400 $472. A special per-game license may be issued to any qualified nonprofit organization for the purposes of operating a game of "beano" or "bingo" for a fee of $5.00. The special per-game license may not be issued more than 6 times to any one organization in a calendar year. All license fees must be paid to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund. A license is not assignable or transferable. Nothing contained in this section may be construed to prohibit any volunteer fire department or any agricultural fair association or bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious, veterans' organization or auxiliary of any of them from obtaining licenses for a period not to exceed 6 months on one application. No more than one license may be issued to any organization for any one period. No more than one licensee may operate or conduct a game of "beano" or "bingo" on the same premises on the same date.

Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §339, as amended by PL 1997, c. 684, §6, is further amended to read:

§339. Fees

1. Original application fee. The original application for a license to operate a game of chance must be accompanied by a fee of $7.50 $15. This is not a fee for a license and is not refundable.

2. Operation of games of chance. Except as provided in subsection 3, the fee for a license to operate a game of chance is $15 $17.50 for each week computed on a Monday to Sunday basis or portion thereof. The license may be issued for a calendar month for a fee of $60 $70 or for a calendar year for a fee of $700 $820.