Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§33-E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. UUU, @1, is amended to read:

33-E. Applied Not 5 MRSA

Technology Technology Authorized §15321

Development

Center

System

Coordinating

Board

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13105, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. M, §8, is amended to read:

C. The development of new commercial products and the fabrication of such products in the State through the Maine Technology Institute under section 15302 and the applied technology development centers under section 15321; and

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA c. 407, sub-c. 2, is amended by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting in its place the following:

SUBCHAPTER 2

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §15321, as amended by PL 2001, c. 562, §3 and PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

§15321. Technology centers

1. Establishment; purpose. The Applied Technology Development Center System technology centers, referred to in this section as the "system centers," is are established. The purpose of the system centers is to permit early-stage development of technology-based businesses while minimizing or eliminating debilitating overhead expenses. The system is self-managed, state-coordinated centers, strategically placed throughout the State, are an integral component of the State's efforts to foster new technology-based businesses and consists of a network of self-managed, state-coordinated centers strategically placed throughout the State. The goals of the system centers include the following:

A. The retention of successful start-up businesses in the State;