Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies and officers of this State shall cooperate with the governing board of the Pest Control Insurance Fund established by the Pest Control Compact.

§2324. Bylaws filed

Pursuant to section 2315, subsection 8, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto must be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.

§2325. Compact administrator

The compact administrator for this State is the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. The duties of the compact administrator are deemed a regular part of the duties of this office.

§2326. Request

Within the meaning of section 2317, subsection 2 or section 2319, subsection 1, a request or application for assistance from the insurance fund may be made by the Governor whenever in the Governor's judgment the conditions qualifying this State for assistance exist and it would be in the best interest of this State to make the request.

§2327. Appropriations

The department, agency or officer expending or becoming liable for an expenditure on behalf of a control or eradication program undertaken or intensified pursuant to the compact must have credited to the appropriate account in the State Treasury the amount or amounts of any payments made to this State to defray the cost of that program or any part thereof, or as reimbursement thereof.

§2328. "Executive head" defined

As used in the compact, with reference to this State, the term "executive head" means the Governor.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA c. 803, sub-c. 5, as amended, is repealed.

SUMMARY

This bill repeals the Pest Control Compact currently contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12 under the laws