APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 2, 2022 687
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 281 - L.D. 730
An Act Regarding Staffing and Funding of the Citizen Trade Policy
Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §11, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 2013, c. 427, §1, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:
8. Staff; funding. In accordance with section 945-A, the Maine International Trade
Center shall provide or arrange and manage staffing as necessary for the commission. The
departments listed in subsection 4, paragraph B shall provide information and assistance to
the commission when the expertise of the departments is relevant to the work for which
assistance is requested by the commission.
All funds appropriated, allocated or otherwise provided to support the commission, other
than funds for per diem and expenses of legislative members, must be deposited in a
separate staff support account within the Department of Economic and Community
Development administered by the International Trade Director within the Department of
Economic and Community Development. Funds in the account are nonlapsing. Funds in
the account may be used by the International Trade Director for the purposes of funding
the costs of the Maine International Trade Center in staffing the commission and of the
assessment described in subsection 9, paragraph C. At the beginning of each fiscal year,
and at any other time at the request of the cochairs of the commission, the International
Trade Director shall provide to the commission an accounting of funds expended to support
the work of the commission over the previous 12 months as well as funds available to
support the work of the commission in the next 12 months.
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §11, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2013, c. 427, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §945-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Staffing. The center shall provide or arrange and manage staffing for the Citizen
Trade Policy Commission in accordance with section 11.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
International Commerce 0674
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission from the Legislature
to the International Commerce program within the Department of Economic and
Community Development.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $0 $1,320
All Other $0 $26,300
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $27,620
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
GENERAL FUND $0 $27,620
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $27,620
LEGISLATURE
Citizen Trade Policy Commission Z173
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission from the Legislature
to the International Commerce program within the Department of Economic and
Community Development.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $0 ($1,320)
All Other $0 ($26,300)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($27,620)
LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
GENERAL FUND $0 ($27,620)
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 ($27,620)
SECTION TOTALS 2021-22 2022-23
GENERAL FUND $0 $0
__________ __________
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $0
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 730, SP 281: 30-A.5250, 35-A.3210, 36.1760, 36.2016, 36.2529, 36.5219, 36.6754
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 687: 10.11