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6. Collect other data and make other recommendations the
commission considers appropriate on the issue of off-road fuel
consumption; and be it further

 
Sec. 6. Report. Resolved: That the commission shall submit its
report, together with any recommended implementing legislation,
to the First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature no later
than December 6, 2000. If the commission requires an extension
of time to make its report, it may apply to the Legislative
Council, which may grant the extension; and be it further

 
Sec. 7. Staff assistance. Resolved: That, upon approval of the
Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis
shall provide staffing assistance to the commission. The Office
of Fiscal and Program Review and the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Marine Resources, the
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of
Conservation and the Department of Administrative and Financial
Services, Bureau of Revenue Services shall also provide
assistance as requested by the commission; and be it further

 
Sec. 8. Compensation. Resolved: That the members of the commission
who are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per
diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section
2, and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses
related to their attendance at authorized meetings of the
commission. Other members of the commission who are not
compensated by their employers or other entities that they
represent are entitled to receive reimbursement for travel and
other necessary expenses related to their attendance at
authorized meetings; and be it further

 
Sec. 9. Budget. Resolved: That the chairs of the commission, with
assistance from the commission staff, shall administer the
commission's budget. The commission may not incur expenses
exceeding its approved budget. Upon request from the commission,
the Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall promptly
provide the commission and its staff with a status report on the
commission's budget, expenditures incurred and remaining
available funds; and be it further

 
Sec. 10. Appropriation. Resolved: That the following funds are
appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of
this resolve.

 
2000-01

 
LEGISLATURE


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