| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | ________ | ________ |
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| APPROPRIATIONS/ALLOCATIONS |
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| | General Fund | $291,750 | $380,000 |
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| | This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $291,750 and | $380,000 in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03, respectively, for | the Computer Crimes program within the Department of Public | Safety for one State Police Sergeant position and operating costs | necessary for the administration of the Maine Computer Crimes | Task Force. |
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| | The additional costs associated with the Maine Computer Crimes | Task Force can be absorbed by the Department of the Attorney | General utilizing existing budgeted resources. |
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| | This bill establishes the Maine Computer Crimes Task Force, | which is a collaborative partnership under the auspices of the | Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police and includes | the Department of Attorney General and local law enforcement | agencies. The purpose of the task force is to investigate and | assist those law enforcement agencies in the State that | investigate crimes involving computers. The task force is funded | by a General Fund appropriation. |
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