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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. |
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| | | 5.__Repeal; lapse of funds.__This section is repealed June 30, | | 2006.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. |
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| | | §13110.__Maine Experimental Program to Stimulate |
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| | | Competitive Research established |
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| | | The office, the University of Maine System and the EPSCoR | | steering committee are jointly responsible for the administration | | of the Maine Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive | | Research, referred to in this chapter as "the Maine EPSCoR | | Program," which is established in this section as a partnership | | effort between the State Government and the Federal Government to | | strengthen the State's science and engineering infrastructure. |
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| | | 1.__Linkage with state policies.__The policies, programs and | | activities of the Maine EPSCoR Program must consider the State's | | economic, education and science and technology strategies and | | policies. |
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| | | 2.__Policy recommendation.__Through the office, the University | | of Maine System and the EPSCoR steering committee, the Maine | | EPSCoR Program may recommend to the Governor and the Legislature | | policies and programs essential to the strengthening of the | | State's science and engineering infrastructure. |
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| | | §13110-A.__Maine EPSCoR Capacity Fund |
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| | | The Maine EPSCoR Capacity Fund is established within the | | office to provide the matching funds that are required by several | | federal agencies in their EPSCoR activities.__The fund must be | | used to match EPSCoR awards, and is a nonlapsing Other Special | | Revenue Funds account. |
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| | | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context | | otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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