Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13083-C, sub-§1, ¶¶F-1 to F-3 are enacted to read:

F-1.__Borrow money and apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions and other forms of financial assistance from the Federal Government, the State, a municipality or other public body or from other sources, public or private, for the purposes provided in this article, give any security that is required and enter into and carry out contracts in connection with that financial assistance;

F-2.__Charge and collect fees, charges and rents for the use of the properties and other services and use the proceeds of those fees, charges and rents for the purposes provided in this article;

F-3.__Employ an executive director and other staff as considered necessary by the board of trustees;

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13083-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 568, §1, is amended to read:

2. Membership; appointment. The authority is governed by a board of trustees composed of 9 13 voting members appointed or designated by the Governor.

A. The Governor shall make 8 12 appointments to the board of trustees, 6 of which must be 9 of whom must be selected from a pool of candidates who are residents of Washington County and are nominated by the primary impact communities private, nonprofit, countywide, federally recognized Washington County-based economic development organizations other than the authority.__Primary impact communities also may make nominations. The Governor shall appoint members who reflect the diversity of interests represented by these communities. The Governor shall ensure that all regions of the county, as defined by the 3 county commissioner districts, are equally represented on the board of trustees.__ A municipality may not have more than 2 trustees sitting on the board of trustees.