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and the business community. The commissioner shall appoint the | State Science Advisor, who shall serve as the Director of the | Office of Innovation. |
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| | Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §13109, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. M, | §8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 4. Payments to fund.__Notwithstanding section 1585 or any | other provision of law, agencies or private entities that receive | General Fund or general obligation bonds for research and | development shall contribute to the fund an amount not to exceed | 0.8% of General Fund appropriations received by and general | obligation bonds issued to an agency or entity for research and | development efforts.__Private entities that receive funds from | general obligation bonds for research and development efforts | shall pay to the Treasurer of State in the fiscal year in which | the general obligation bond was issued an amount not to exceed | 0.8% of the proceeds from the bond issue in any fiscal year, | which payment must be made from available resources other than | bond proceeds.__Only those programs that receive $500,000 or more | in research and development appropriations in any fiscal year, or | those entities that receive funds from a general obligation bond | issue of $500,000 or more for research and development efforts in | any fiscal year, as identified and certified by the Office of | Innovation and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, may be | assessed.__The Office of Innovation shall provide to each agency | or private entity an annual budget for the fund and a detailed | account of each institution's required assessment.__Total | payments made pursuant to this section may not exceed $120,000 in | any fiscal year. |
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| | Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §13109, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. M, | §8, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 9. 5 MRSA §13120-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 703, §6, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Carrying costs. "Carrying costs" means reasonable costs | incurred for the maintenance, protection and security of a | community speculative industrial building prior to occupancy, | including, but not limited to, insurance, taxes and interest. |
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| | Sec. 10. 5 MRSA §13120-B, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 703, §6, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 11. 5 MRSA §13120-B, sub-§11 is enacted to read: |
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| | 11.__Speculative industrial building.__"Speculative industrial | building" means a building of flexible design and |
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