| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the | General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act. |
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| DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF |
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| | All Other | | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
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| Provides funds to Maine and Co. | to continue the business | attraction and expansion | marketing efforts established | in Public Law 1997, chapter | 643, Part CC, section 1. |
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| Administration - Economic and |
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| | All Other | | $200,000 | $200,000 |
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| Provides for the appropriation | of state matching funds to the | Maine Extension Partnership due | to a declining federal cost | share. |
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| Maine Small Business Commission |
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| | All Other | | $125,000 | $125,000 |
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| Provides funds to be | distributed as follows: $75,000 | to the Eastern Maine | Development Corporation for | additional rural counseling | capacity; $29,500 to the | Androscoggin Valley Council of | Governments for additional | rural counseling capacity; and | $20,500 to the Lead Office for | related expenses. |
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