| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13055, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. B, | | §2, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Organizations. The department contains the following | | organizations: |
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| | A. The Office of Business Development; and |
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| | B. The Office of Tourism and Community Development. |
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| | | F.__The Office of Community Development. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13072, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. B, | | §9, is further amended to read: |
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| | | The Office of Tourism and | | municipalities in planning for and achieving economic growth | | and development while, at the same time, preserving and | | protecting their resources and assets. To achieve this | | purpose, the department, through the office, shall strive to | | remove barriers to balanced economic growth and provide | | planning, technical and financial resources to the | | municipalities to enhance economic development. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13072, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. B, | | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | The Director of the Office of Tourism and | | Development shall administer the office in accordance with the | | policies of the commissioner and the provisions of this | | chapter. The director has the following powers and duties. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13073-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. | | VVV, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | The Director of the Office of Tourism and | | Development shall administer the Regional Economic Development | | Assistance Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund." |
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| | | Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §13073-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. | | VVV, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Fund established. The fund is established as a | nonlapsing fund within the Office of Tourism and | | Development. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §13090-C, sub-§1, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, | | §11, is amended to read: |
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