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B. To advise and assist the Director of the Maine State | Film Office and the Director of the Office of Tourism and | Community Development with respect to this section and | | section 13090-I; |
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| | | Sec. 15. 5 MRSA §13090-I, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, §11, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §13090-I. Maine State Film Office |
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| | | The Maine State Film Office is established within the Office | of Tourism and Community Development. The Director of the | | Maine State Film Office is responsible for undertaking a | | program of film promotion and implementing the recommendations | | and policies of the commissioner. |
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| | | Sec. 16. 5 MRSA §13090-J, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. H, | | §1, is amended to read: |
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| | | §13090-J. Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund |
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| | | 1. Statement of purpose. The Tourism Cooperative Marketing | Fund is established to allow the Office of Tourism and | Community Development to accept private donations to be used | | in support of special public and private marketing | | opportunities. |
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| | | 2. Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund. The Tourism | | Cooperative Marketing Fund, referred to in this section as the | | "fund," is established as an interest-bearing account. All | | charges collected pursuant to this section must be deposited | | into the fund. All interest earned by the account becomes | | part of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the | | end of the fiscal year does not lapse but is carried forward | | into subsequent fiscal years. Revenue to the fund is | | collected, managed, deposited, invested and disbursed by the | Office of Tourism and Community Development. |
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| | | 3. Revenue sources. For purposes of funding its | activities, the Office of Tourism and Community Development is | | authorized to accept donations from private sources and shall | | consult with donors in making distribution determinations. |
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| | | 4. Administrative costs. The Office of Tourism and | Community Development may retain a portion of the total | | donations collected equivalent to the office's administrative | | costs incurred in the collection and remission of the | | donations, not to exceed 2% of the total donations collected. |
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