8. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee.; and be it further

Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first named Senate member is the Senate chair of the stakeholders group and the first named House of Representatives member is the House chair of the stakeholders group; and be it further

Sec. 4. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council must be notified by all appointing authorities once the selections have been made. When the appointment of all members has been completed, the chairs of the stakeholders group shall call and convene the first meeting of the stakeholders group no later than 30 days after all members are appointed; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the stakeholders group shall:

1. Review, amend and modernize Maine's clean air policy. In examining the issues, the stakeholders group must ensure that such a policy achieves the requirements of federal law in a manner that costs the least for Maine citizens while being the most equitable. The policy must be scientifically grounded, based on the best data available, which may not be more than 2 years old;

2. Review current air control strategies, possible air control strategies, agreements for control strategies with New England governors and eastern Canadian premieres and 3rd-party groups, including, but not limited to, the Ozone Transport Commission and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management;

3. Review current attainment and nonattainment areas to determine whether recommendations for changes to these areas need to be made; and

4. Review and update Maine's emission inventory, the 15% rate of progress plan and make whatever recommendations it considers necessary; and be it further

Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That, upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal

Analysis shall provide necessary staffing services to the stakeholders group and that the Department of Environmental Protection may provide necessary technical support services; and be it further

Sec. 7. Compensation. Resolved: That the members of the stakeholders group who are Legislators are entitled to the legislative per diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, and reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred for their attendance at authorized meetings of the stakeholders group. Other members of the stakeholders group who are not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities that they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred for their attendance at authorized meetings; and be it further

Sec. 8. Report. Resolved: That the stakeholders group shall submit its report, together with any necessary implementing legislation, to the Second Regular Session of the 120th Legislature no later than January 15, 2002. If the stakeholders group requires a limited extension of time to conclude its work, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension.

SUMMARY

This resolve establishes a stakeholders study group to study and recommend changes to Maine's clean air laws.