LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
586
APRIL 2, 2024 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1348 - L.D. 2124
An Act to Clarify the Eligibility of an Off-track Betting Facility to Receive
Funding
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §300, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. G, §12 and
affected by §15, is further amended to read:
1. Fund created. The Fund to Stabilize Off-track Betting Facilities is established to
provide revenues to those off-track betting facilities licensed and in operation as of
December 31, 2003 in the State. The fund is a dedicated, nonlapsing fund. All revenues
deposited in the fund remain in the fund and must be disbursed in accordance with this
section, except that assessments and advances may be withdrawn in accordance with
section 267‑A.
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §300, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §4 and affected
by §11, is amended to read:
2. Distribution. On May 30th, September 30th and January 30th, all amounts credited
to the fund established by this section as of the last day of the preceding month and not
distributed before that day must be distributed to each of Maine's the State's off-track
betting facilities licensed and in operation as of December 31, 2003 the date of the
distribution. Distributions must be made in equal amounts to each off-track betting facility
in operation as of the date of the distribution.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2124, HP 1348: 8.300
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 586: 8.300