123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 892		LR 172(02)
	An Act To Authorize Nonprofit Organizations To Conduct Tournament Games
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($160,492)	($207,625)	($201,567)	($195,206)
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$151,013	$211,059	$221,155	$231,755
Revenue
	General Fund		$160,492	$207,625	$201,567	$195,206
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$258,008	$350,375	$356,433	$362,794
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Based on previous licensing experience pertaining to beano games, it is assumed that at least 93 nonprofit organizations would obtain licenses to conduct tournament games, thereby resulting in $418,500 in estimated revenue in fiscal year 2007-08 and $558,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.  Of that amount, $151,013 and $211,959 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, will be deposited as dedicated revenue to the Licensing and Enforcement program at the Department of Public Safety to cover the costs of administration and enforcement. Of the remaining amounts, $160,492 and $207,625 will be deposited as General Fund revenue in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively; and $106,995 and $138,416 will be deposited as dedicated revenue for use by the Fractionation Development Center in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively.
	This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $151,013 and $211,959 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, for the Licensing and Enforcement program within the Department of Public Safety for 3 additional positions and operating costs necessary to regulate tournament games.