| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3327, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 630, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Quarterly meetings; staff. The council shall meet at | | least quarterly. The council shall prepare a work program for | | each year establishing priorities among its efforts. The | | State Planning Office, within the Executive Department, shall | | provide staff support funded from the conservation program | fund established pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3211-A. Each | member of the council shall enter into an agreement with the | State Planning Office to share in the cost of providing the | staff support. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 624, §4, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Conservation program fund. The commission shall | | establish a conservation program fund to be used solely for | | conservation programs and to provide, as needed, up to | | $200,000 per fiscal year to support the Energy Resources | | Council established under Title 5, section 3327. |
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| | | A. The commission shall deposit all assessments collected | | pursuant to this section, other than funds deposited in | | the administration fund, into the program fund. |
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| | | B. Any interest earned on funds in the program fund must | | be credited to the program fund. |
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| | | C. Funds not spent in any fiscal year remain in the | | program fund to be used for conservation programs. |
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| | | D. The commission may apply for and receive grants from | | state, federal and private sources for deposit in the | | program fund and also may deposit in the program fund any | | grants or other funds received by or from any entity with | | which the commission has an agreement or contract pursuant | | to this section if the commission determines that receipt | | of those funds would be consistent with the purposes of | | this section. If the commission receives any funds | | pursuant to this paragraph, it shall establish a separate | | account within the program fund to receive the funds and | | shall keep those funds and any interest earned on those | | funds segregated from other funds in the program fund. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Comprehensive energy review and report. In addition to its other | | responsibilities, the Energy Resources Council established |
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