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An Act Authorizing the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians To Benefit from the Operation of an Existing Casino
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2-A, ¶D, as enacted by IB 2009, c. 2, §45, is amended to read:
 
D. Four percent of the net slot machine income must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, who shall distribute the funds to the tribal governments of the Penobscot Nation and, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs;
 
SUMMARY
Current law requires that 4% of the net slot machine income from the casino in Oxford be distributed to the tribal governments of the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe. This bill requires that this 4% of the net slot machine income be distributed to the tribal governments of the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs.