An Act To Reduce the License Fee for High-stakes Beano
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2015, c. 24, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:
4. Term of license; fees. A license issued under this section is valid for a period of one year. The annual license fee for a high-stakes beano license is $50,000, except that the annual license fee due in 2008 to 2016 is $25,000 $5,000. License fees may be paid in advance in quarterly installments. All license fees must be paid to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund.
Sec. 2. High-stakes beano license reduction. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17, section 314-A, subsection 4, a unit within the Department of Public Safety tasked with collecting fees for the conduct of high-stakes beano may not collect an amount totaling greater than $5,000 in calendar year 2017 from any one federally recognized Indian tribe in the State eligible to conduct high-stakes beano.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.