Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §12 is enacted to read:

§12.__Safeguarding federalism in trade

1.__Legislative points of contact for trade agreement issues.__ Two legislative points of contact must be appointed at the beginning of each legislative session, one by the leader of the political party holding the largest number of seats in the Senate and the leader of the political party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the Senate and one by the leader of the political party holding the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives and the leader of the political party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the House of Representatives.__ The duties of the legislative points of contact include:

A.__Serving as the State's official liaisons with the Federal Government and the Legislature's liaisons with the Governor on trade-related matters;

B.__Serving as the designated recipients of federal requests for consent or consultation regarding investment, procurement, services or other provisions of international trade agreements that impinge on State law or regulatory authority reserved to the State;

C.__Transmitting information regarding federal requests for consent to the Office of the Governor, the Attorney General and all appropriate legislative committees;

D.__Informing all members of the Legislature on a regular basis about ongoing trade negotiations and dispute settlements proceedings with implications for the State more generally;

E.__Communicating the interests and concerns of the Legislature to the United States Trade Representative regarding ongoing and proposed trade negotiations; and

F.__Notifying the United States Trade Representative of the outcome of any Legislative action.

2.__Consent.__Consent of the State to sign on to any provision of a trade agreement may only occur through an act of the Legislature authorizing the State to sign on to specifically listed provisions of an agreement.