An Act To Prohibit State and Local Governments from Contracting with Corporations That Engage in Business in Known Terrorist States

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. Y, §70, is further amended to read:

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20  is enacted to read:

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §10013  is enacted to read:

§ 10013.  Prohibition on doing business with certain entities

Beginning January 1, 2014, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy shall exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy if that business entity or individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, Section 2371(a) (2000).

Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §109   is enacted to read:

§ 109.  Policy against doing business with certain entities

The county commissioners shall adopt a policy by January 1, 2014 to exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with the county if that business entity or individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, Section 2371(a) (2000).

Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §2007  is enacted to read:

§ 2007.  Prohibition on doing business with certain entities

Beginning January 1, 2014, a municipal legislative body shall exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with the municipality if that business entity or individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, Section 2371(a) (2000).

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This bill requires that, beginning January 1, 2014, the State, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy and municipalities exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with the State, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy or a municipality if that business entity or individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a country designated by federal law as a state sponsor of terrorism. It also requires that counties and school boards adopt policies by January 1, 2014 that require counties and school boards to exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with a county or school board if that business entity or individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.