| This bill establishes the State Poet Laureate Reimbursement |
| Fund within the Maine Arts Commission and requires the |
| commission to administer the fund, which provides funds to |
| nonprofit public agencies in Maine to reimburse the State Poet |
| Laureate for the cost of travel and related expenses |
| associated with bringing the services of the State Poet |
| Laureate to the community. This bill also requires the |
| commission to conduct a review of the process of applying for |
| and obtaining funds once the process has been in place for 3 |
| years and implement any necessary adjustments by September 30, |
| 2006. The bill also requires the Maine Arts Commission to |
| promote the State Poet Laureate Reimbursement Fund through its |
| various avenues of communication, including its publicly |
| accessible site on the Internet. |
