LD 990
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Page 1 of 2 An Act to Establish the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board LD 990 Title Page
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5.__Annual report.__The board shall report by February 1st of
each year to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over business and economic
development matters and the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government
matters on its findings and recommendations.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§2-F is enacted to read:

 
2-F. MaineNot5 MRSA

 
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Fairness

 
Board

 
Sec. 3. Initial meeting; acting chair. The Governor shall establish the
date of the organizational meeting of the board no later than 30
days after completing initial appointments. The Governor shall
designate an acting chair from among the appointees. The acting
chair shall preside at the organizational meeting until a
permanent chair and a vice-chair are elected from among the
board's membership.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill establishes the 5-member Maine Regulatory Fairness
Board. Among the duties of this advisory board are to take
testimony concerning, and to report to the Legislature and the
Governor at least annually on, regulatory and statutory changes
necessary to enhance the State's business climate.


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