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11407; and a representative of the Governor designated each year by
the Governor may reallocate, by written agreement executed by no
fewer than 5 4 of the 6 5 voting representatives, carryforward
amounts from one of the specific issuers designated in this section
to another specific issuer.

 
Sec. 8. 10 MRSA §363, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 443, §4, is
amended to read:

 
11. Annual review. By March 15th of each year, each issuer
identified in subsections 4 to 8 shall deliver a report to the
Governor, the group of representatives described in subsection 1-
A and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over business and economic development matters.
Each report must include, without limitation, a review of what
bonds have been issued in the most recent year, how the state
ceiling was allocated or carried forward and who has benefited
from the proceeds of the tax-exempt bonds in that year, a
demonstration of the benefits to the State of the allocation of
the state ceiling to such issuer for the most recent year and a
demonstration that allocation of the state ceiling is necessary
to fulfill an unmet need for financing by the private sector. In
addition, each report must be accompanied by the most recent
annual audited financial statements of the issuer and by a letter
from an independent accountant addressing the savings
attributable to the use of tax-exempt financing and how that
savings was passed on to the entities or individuals benefiting
from the bond proceeds.

 
Sec. 9. 10 MRSA §965, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:

 
4-A.__Director; serving on more than one board.__With the
exception of a member serving in an ex officio capacity pursuant
to subsection 4, a member may not serve at the same time as a
director or officer of the Maine Educational Loan Authority, of
any nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to the former Title 20,
section 2237 and Title 20-A, section 11407 or of any entity that
has a contract to provide a significant level of administrative
services to the authority, to the Maine Educational Loan
Authority or to any nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to the
former Title 20, section 2237 and Title 20-A, section 11407.

 
Sec. 10. 20 MRSA §2237, as amended by PL 1989, c. 812, §2, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §11407, as amended by PL 1999, c. 443, §5, is
further amended to read:

 
§11407. Authorization for Governor to request organizations of

 
corporations to acquire loan notes


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