PART B

Sec. B-1. 24-A MRSA §2517, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__The superintendent shall adopt rules regarding the suitability of sales of annuities for the purpose of protecting the consumer and furthering uniformity of laws with other states.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

PART C

Sec. C-1. 4 MRSA §152, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2001, c. 229, §1, is further amended to read:

9. Licensing jurisdiction. Except as provided in Title 5, section 10004; Title 8, section 279-B; Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5; Title 20-A, sections 10712 and 10713; Title 29-A; Title 32, chapters 2-B, 105 and 114 and 135; and Title 35-A, section 3132, exclusive jurisdiction upon complaint of an agency or, if the licensing agency fails or refuses to act within a reasonable time, upon complaint of the Attorney General to revoke or suspend licenses issued by the agency. The District Court has original jurisdiction upon complaint of a licensing agency to determine whether renewal or reissuance of a license of that agency may be refused. The District Court has original concurrent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in proceedings initiated by an agency or the Department of the Attorney General alleging any violation of a license or licensing laws or rules.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a licensing agency may not reinstate or otherwise affect a license suspended, revoked or modified by the District Court pursuant to a complaint filed by the Attorney General without the approval of the Attorney General;

Sec. C-2. 5 MRSA §194-B, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 550, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read:

B. Sales or transfers for fair market value of:

(1) Any interest in property owned by the public charity or any wholly owned subsidiary, the net