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An Act To Prevent the Public Utilities Commission from Disclosing Private Information to the Federal Government
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §122  is enacted to read:
§ 122.  Private records
The chair of the commission shall inform the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities matters if the commission provides records containing personal information to the Federal Government without a warrant or court order and of a complaint made against the commission for divulging records containing personal information to the Federal Government without a warrant or court order.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the chair of the Public Utilities Commission to inform the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities matters if the Public Utilities Commission provides records containing personal information to the Federal Government without a warrant or court order and of a complaint made against the commission for divulging records containing personal information to the Federal Government without a warrant or court order.