CHAPTER 223
S.P. 402 - L.D. 1297
An Act Pertaining to Free Meals for Legislators during a Prayer Breakfast
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §602, sub-§2, śC, as amended by PL 1995, c. 33, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
C. "Pecuniary benefit" means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain; it does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increased prosperity generally. "Pecuniary benefit" does not include the following:
(i) A meal, if the meal is provided by industry or special interest organizations as part of an informational program presented to a group of public servants;
(ii) A meal, if the meal is a prayer breakfast or a meal served during a meeting to establish a prayer breakfast; or
(iii) A subscription to a newspaper, news magazine or other news publication.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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