H.P. 277 - L.D. 341
An Act to Open a Discount State Liquor Store in Calais and Conduct a Study Concerning the Opening of a Store in Fort Kent
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §403, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
2. Location. One store must be located to be convenient to the southbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike near Exit 1 of the Maine Turnpike. One store must be located in Calais.
Sec. 2. Select commission established. The Select Commission to Study the Opening of a Discount State Liquor Store in Fort Kent, referred to in this section as the "select commission," is established. The select commission consists of 3 members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and 7 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House. The first-named members appointed from each body are cochairs of the select commission. The select commission also consists of the Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and 2 business people from Fort Kent, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the House. The select commission shall explore the feasibility and benefits of locating a discount state liquor store in Fort Kent. The members of the select commission who are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses for attendance at meetings of the select commission. The select commission may hold 4 meetings, one of which may be held in Fort Kent. All appointments to the select commission must be completed within 15 days after the effective date of this Act. The chairs shall convene the first meeting of the select commission within 30 days after the effective date of this Act. The select commission may request staffing assistance from the Legislative Council. The select commission shall submit its report, along with any proposed legislation, to the First Regular Session of the 119th Legislature by January 1, 1999.
Sec. 3. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.
1998-99
LEGISLATURE
Select Commission to Study the Opening of a Discount State Liquor Store in Fort Kent
Personal Services $2,200
All Other 3,400
Provides funds for the per diem and expenses of the legislative members and other miscellaneous expenses of the Select Commission to Study the Opening of a Discount State Liquor Store in Fort Kent.
LEGISLATURE ____________
TOTAL $5,600
Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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