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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §85-B, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Authority.__"Authority" means the Maine Port Authority,
as established in Title 5, section 12004-F, subsection 8.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §85-B, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 355,
§4, are repealed.

 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §90-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 355, §13, is
further amended to read:

 
§90-A. Reports; liaison; limitations

 
On or before August 1st of each year, the commission shall
submit to the commissioner authority for the preceding fiscal
year ending June 30th its annual report of its operations and
financial position, together with those comments and
recommendations that the commission considers essential.

 
The authority shall act as a liaison between the commission
and the Governor.

 
The authority does not have the right to exercise or interfere
with the exercise of discretionary, regulatory or licensing
authority granted by statute to the commission.

 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §90-B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 727, Pt. C, §18,
is further amended to read:

 
§90-B. Budget

 
The commission's budget must be prepared and submitted to the
commissioner authority for approval.

 
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §90-C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 727, Pt. C, §19,
is further amended to read:

 
§90-C. Employees

 
The commissioner authority may appoint employees as necessary.

 
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §100-A, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 355, §22,
is amended to read:

 
A. To department state employees designated by the
commissioner authority;


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