121st Maine Legislature
Office of Fiscal and Program Review
LD 1201
An Act To Require the Owner or Operator of a Casino To Improve or Replace Utilities and Infrastructure in the Vicinity of the Casino    
LR 0246(01)
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Collins of Wells
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund
Undetermined current biennium revenue increase - Highway Fund
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements:
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system.  The additional costs associated with the minimal number of new cases filed can be absorbed within the budgeted resources of the Judicial Department.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring that the owners of casino-style gambling facilities be responsible for the costs of improving any necessary highway infrastucture will increase Highway Fund costs incurred by the Department of Transportation.  Any such increased costs will be offset by reimbursements to the Highway Fund by the affected owner of a casino-style gambling facility.  The amounts can not be determined at this time.