130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 446
H.P. 322 House of Representatives, February 16, 2021
An Act To Reestablish the State Planning Office
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 11, 2021. Referred to the Committee on
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAILEY of Gorham.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: BRYANT of Windham, COPELAND of Saco, DOORE of Augusta,
HARNETT of Gardiner, PAULHUS of Bath, RISEMAN of Harrison, SACHS of Freeport,
WARREN of Hallowell.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 5 MRSA c. 311-A is enacted to read:
3 CHAPTER 311-A
4 STATE PLANNING OFFICE
5 §3309. State Planning Office
6 1. Office established. The State Planning Office is established within the Office of
7 the Governor and is directly responsible to the Governor.
8 2. Purpose. The State Planning Office shall:
9 A. Advise the Governor on developing and implementing policy;
10 B. Assist the Legislature with information and analysis; and
11 C. Administer financial and technical assistance programs to help build sustainable
12 communities.
13 SUMMARY
14 This bill reestablishes the State Planning Office, eliminated in 2012, within the Office
15 of the Governor. The State Planning Office has 3 core functions: to advise the Governor
16 on developing and implementing policy; to assist the Legislature with information and
17 analysis; and to administer financial and technical assistance programs to help build
18 sustainable communities.
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