9. Innovative uses of information. To provide opportunities for innovative uses of public information.; and

Sec. 5. 1 MRSA §533, sub-§10 is enacted to read:

10.__Collection of funds.__To collect funds for information and electronic services provided and transactions conducted electronically.__State funds must be either directly deposited into an account of the Treasurer of State or transferred in a timely manner to a state deposit account as mutually agreed upon by the Treasurer of State and InforME.

Sec. 6. 1 MRSA §534, sub-§5, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:

G. Review revenue and expenditures and approve premium services fees and fee schedules to be levied by the network manager.

(1) Fees must be sufficient to maintain, develop, operate and expand InforME on a continuing basis.

(2) Fees for premium services must be reasonable but sufficient to support the maximum amount of information and services provided at no charge.

(3) The board may establish fee schedules that include no charge for designated services for one or more specified classes of users. If services are to be provided at no charge to libraries, the services must be provided to libraries designated as depository libraries for government documents pursuant to 44 United States Code, Chapter 19 and to any other libraries the board designates.

(4) Fees must be sufficient to ensure that, to the extent possible, data custodians do not suffer loss of revenues from sources that are approved or authorized by law due to the operations of InforME.

(5) Fees must be sufficient to ensure that data custodians are reimbursed for the actual costs of providing data to InforME.

(6) Fees must be sufficient to meet the expenses of the board;.