Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4429 is enacted to read:

§4429.__Marketing program

The Maine Port Terminal Facilities Marketing Program is established to encourage and promote business opportunities for Maine's port terminal facilities.__The Maine Port Authority shall develop and implement the marketing program.__The authority may enter into agreements or cooperative arrangements with any person or entity for the purpose of increasing the use of Maine's port terminal facilities.__The authority may receive, administer and disburse funds, either independently or in conjunction with state funds allocated for the purpose, provided that funds so contributed must be used only for the purpose of marketing and economic development programs.

Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.

2001-02 2002-03

MAINE PORT AUTHORITY

Maine Port Authority

All Other $75,000 $75,000

Appropriates funds for a marketing program to market port terminal facilities.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a marketing program within the Maine Port Authority to market the State's port terminal facilities.