An Act To Increase the Transparency of the "Maine Open Checkbook" Website

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1546-A  is enacted to read:

§ 1546-A.  Publicly accessible website

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of the State Controller shall maintain a publicly accessible website with up-to-date information concerning the State's payroll and vendor information and shall include the names of all recipients of state grants and track and record all payments made by quasi-public entities of the State and the dollar value of credits awarded through all state economic development programs.

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This bill requires the State Controller to maintain a publicly accessible website with up-to-date information concerning the State's payroll and vendor information, which is currently in existence and called the "Maine Open Checkbook." The bill requires the website to include the names of all recipients of state grants and track and record all payments made by quasi-public entities of the State and the dollar value of credits awarded through all state economic development programs.