LD 1919
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Legislature to require negotiations to reduce such expenses beyond
state fiscal year 2005 2004. In undertaking such negotiations, the
carrier is deemed at all times to be the agent of the State of
Maine and the University of Maine System. The chancellor and the
carrier, acting at the direction of the State, may offer or demand
such terms and conditions as the chancellor considers to be in the
best interest of the university to reduce the expense of the plan,
including, but not limited to, offering or demanding reductions in
standard hospital reimbursement rates, rebates and refunds and
uniform terms relating to such reductions, rebates or refunds. The
chancellor may not affect or seek to affect amounts paid to
hospitals relating to any other customer of the carrier. The
hospital discount rate resulting from this specific arrangement is
not intended to affect the underlying premium rates for any
purpose. This pooling of funds by the State is not intended to
affect plan cost recoveries, plan cost structures or the
university's ability to negotiate with carriers regarding the plan.

 
PART L

 
Sec. L-1. Department of Corrections; lease-purchase authorization. Pursuant to
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department
of Corrections in cooperation with the Treasurer of State may
enter into financing arrangements related to fiscal years 2003-04
and 2004-05 for the acquisition of energy-savings equipment and
installation such as variable-speed drives for the Department of
Corrections facilities. The financing agreements may not exceed 5
years in duration and $1,200,000 in principal costs. The
interest rate may not exceed 6% and total interest costs may not
exceed $360,000. The annual principal and interest costs must be
paid from the appropriate All Other line categories
appropriations in the affected Department of Corrections
accounts.

 
PART M

 
Sec. M-1. 5 MRSA §934-A, as amended by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. F, §§1
to 4, is further amended to read:

 
§934-A. Department of Economic and Community Development

 
1. Major policy-influencing positions. The following
positions are major policy-influencing positions with the
Department of Economic and Community Development. These
positions shall be are appointed by the Commissioner of Economic
and Community Development and shall serve at his the
commissioner's pleasure. Notwithstanding any other provision of

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