| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §551, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. | B, §42, are amended to read: |
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| | 1. Cultural agencies. "Cultural agencies" means the Maine | Arts Commission, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the | Maine Library Commission, the Maine State Museum Commission, the | Maine Humanities Council, the Maine Historical Society and the | Maine State Archives and programs of these commissions | organizations. |
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| | 2. Directors. "Directors" means the Director of the Maine | Arts Commission, the Director of the Maine Historic Preservation | Commission, the State Librarian and, the Director of the Maine | State Museum, the Director of the Maine Humanities Council, the | Director of the Maine Historical Society and the State Archivist. |
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| | Sec. 2. 27 MRSA §553, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. B, | §42, is amended to read: |
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| | The Maine State Cultural Affairs Council shall consist | consists of the chair of the State Cultural Affairs Council, | appointed pursuant to subsection 1, and the chair and vice-chair | or their designees from the Maine Arts Commission, the Maine | Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine Library Commission, | the Maine Humanities Council, the Maine Historical Society, the | Archives Advisory Board and the Maine State Museum Commission. | The Governor may designate a staff member of the Office of the | Governor to serve as a nonvoting member. The directors of the 4 | 7 cultural agencies shall be are nonvoting ex officio members of | the council. |
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| | Sec. 3. 27 MRSA §553, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 519, §7, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Appointment of chair. The Governor shall appoint the chair | of the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council from among the | members of the Maine Library Commission, the Maine Historic | Preservation Commission, the Maine Arts Commission, the Maine | Humanities Council, the Maine Historical Society, the Archives | Advisory Board or the Maine State Museum Commission, provided | that as long as the appointed chair is not from the same | commission entity as the previous chair. |
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| | Sec. 4. 27 MRSA §555, sub-§§4 and 5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. | B, §42, are amended to read: |
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| | 4. Prepare annual report. To coordinate the preparation of | an annual report and other joint planning documents of the 4 7 | cultural agencies; and |
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