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An Act To Facilitate Access to Information by Legislators
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §408-A, sub-§12  is enacted to read:
 
12.  Waiver required.     An agency or official having custody of a public record shall waive the total fee under subsection 8 if the requester is a member of the Legislature who serves on the legislative committee having subject matter jurisdiction over the agency or official.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires an agency or official having custody of a public record to waive inspection, copying and mailing fees if the requester is a member of the Legislature who serves on the legislative committee having subject matter jurisdiction over the agency or official.