The duties of the Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall be are:

Sec. QQQ-2. 3 MRSA §163, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 410, §5, is further amended to read:

1. Executive officers. To act as executive officer of the Legislature when it is not in session and unless the Legislature shall otherwise order orders, the Executive Director shall, with the cooperation of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives have custody of all legislative property and material, arrange for necessary supplies and equipment through the State Bureau of Purchases, arrange for necessary services, make all arrangements for incoming sessions of the Legislature, have general oversight of chambers and rooms occupied by the Legislature and permit state departments to use legislative property. The Executive Director shall may sell, in accordance with procedures established by the Legislative Council, unneeded legislative equipment and materials and, with the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, dispose of surplus or obsolete material or unusable equipment and materials through the continuing property records section of the Bureau of Public Improvements Bureau of General Services' surplus property program. Proceeds from the sale of unneeded equipment and materials must be credited to the legislative account. The Executive Director shall have has the authority to enter into contracts authorized by the Legislative Council and shall approve accounts and vouchers for payment. A perpetual inventory of all legislative property shall must be maintained under the supervision of the Legislative Council and an accounting thereof shall of the inventory must be made to the Legislature upon its request.

Sec. QQQ-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE

Uniform State Laws - Commission on

Initiative: Appropriates funds to cover the expenses of 3 Maine commissioners to attend the annual conference of the Commission on Uniform State Laws and to contribute a portion of the dues owed to the commission by the State.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05