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decision on any contract entered into by the authority under this | chapter if that member has any interest, direct or indirect, in any | firm, partnership, corporation or association that is party to the | contract. The interest must be disclosed to the authority in | writing and must be set forth in the minutes of the authority. |
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| §9210.__Actions against authority |
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| | A member of the authority, while acting within the scope of | this chapter, is not subject to any personal liability resulting | from the exercise or carrying out of any of the authority's | purposes or powers. |
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| | 1.__ConnectME Fund established.__The ConnectME Fund, referred | to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing | fund administered by the authority for the purposes of supporting | the activities and projects of the authority under this chapter. |
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| | 2. Assessment.__After receiving authorization pursuant to | Title 5, section 8072 to finally adopt major substantive rules | under section 9205, subsection 3 or after January 15, 2007, | whichever is later, the authority may require every | communications service provider to contribute on a competitively | neutral basis to the fund.__ The assessment may not exceed 0.25% | of the revenue received or collected for all communications | services provided in this State by the communications service | provider.__A facilities-based provider of wireless voice or data | retail service may voluntarily agree to be assessed by the | authority as a communications service provider under this | subsection. |
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| | 3.__Explicit identification on customer bills.__A | communications service provider assessed pursuant to subsection 2 | may recover the amount of the assessment from the provider's | customers.__If a provider recovers the amount from its customers, | it must explicitly identify the amount owed by a customer on the | customer's bill and indicate that the funds are collected for use | in the ConnectME Fund. |
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| §9212.__Gifts and contributions |
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| | The authority may accept gifts and contributions on behalf of | the authority for the purpose of designing, constructing, | reconstructing, renovating or acquiring a project. |
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| | The authority, in accepting gifts of money, federal funds or | other types of income, shall place this money in a special |
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