127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 983		LR 1434(05)
	An Act To Clarify Wine Auction Licenses
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-226) S "A" (S-238) to C "A" (S-226)
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$48,381	$65,960	$68,399	$70,936
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$48,381	$65,960	$68,399	$70,936
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill allows the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to issue wine auction permits for $250 each, allowing permit holders to hold wine auctions to sell wine. Auctioned wine must not be available for purchase through a wholesaler or retailer in the State at the time the inventory is submitted to BABLO. BABLO currently requires registering certain labels for $10 each. This new wine auction permit is estimated to reduce the number of people registering certain labels and results in a minor revnue loss to BABLO. The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $48,381 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $65,960 in fiscal year 2016-17 to establish one new Office Associate II position to ensure that wine being auctioned is not available for purchase in the State.