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comprehensive research and development evaluation required pursuant
to section 13108.

 
2.__Definition.__For the purposes of this section, "research
and development" means activities that directly or through
capital investment support basic and applied scientific research
and related commercial development funded by state appropriations
and bond proceeds.

 
3.__Fund sources.__The fund receives money deposited by the
Treasurer of State pursuant to this section and any other gift,
grant or other source of revenue deposited for that use.

 
4.__Transfers to fund.__Notwithstanding section 1585 or any
other provision of law, the State Budget Officer may transfer to
the fund an amount not to exceed 0.8% of General Fund
appropriations received by and general obligation bonds issued to
an agency or entity for research and development efforts.__
Private entities that receive funds from general obligation bonds
for research and development efforts shall pay to the Treasurer
of State in the fiscal year in which the general obligation bond
was issued an amount not to exceed 0.8% of the proceeds from the
bond issue in any fiscal year, which payment must be made from
available resources other than bond proceeds.__Only those
programs that receive $500,000 or more in research and
development appropriations in any fiscal year, or those entities
that receive funds from a general obligation bond issue of
$500,000 or more for research and development efforts in any
fiscal year, as identified and certified by the State Budget
Officer and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, may be
assessed upon concurrence of the affected agencies, institutions
and departments.__The transfer must be implemented by financial
order contingent upon the recommendation of the State Budget
Officer and approval of the Governor and upon review by the joint
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
appropriations and financial affairs.__The financial order must
include a plan outlining how these funds will be expended.__The
financial order takes effect upon approval by the Governor.__
Total payments made pursuant to this section may not exceed
$120,000 in any fiscal year.

 
5.__Repeal; lapse of funds.__This section is repealed June 30,
2006. Unexpended funds in the fund at that time lapse to the
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.

 
§13110.__Maine Experimental Program to Stimulate

 
Competitive Research established

 
The office, the University of Maine System and the EPSCoR
steering committee are jointly responsible for the administration


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