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B. To advise and assist the Director of the Maine State
Film Office and the Director of the Office of Tourism and
Community Development with respect to this section and
section 13090-I;

 
Sec. 15. 5 MRSA §13090-I, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, §11, is
amended to read:

 
§13090-I. Maine State Film Office

 
The Maine State Film Office is established within the Office
of Tourism and Community Development. The Director of the
Maine State Film Office is responsible for undertaking a
program of film promotion and implementing the recommendations
and policies of the commissioner.

 
Sec. 16. 5 MRSA §13090-J, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. H,
§1, is amended to read:

 
§13090-J. Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund

 
1. Statement of purpose. The Tourism Cooperative Marketing
Fund is established to allow the Office of Tourism and
Community Development to accept private donations to be used
in support of special public and private marketing
opportunities.

 
2. Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund. The Tourism
Cooperative Marketing Fund, referred to in this section as the
"fund," is established as an interest-bearing account. All
charges collected pursuant to this section must be deposited
into the fund. All interest earned by the account becomes
part of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the
end of the fiscal year does not lapse but is carried forward
into subsequent fiscal years. Revenue to the fund is
collected, managed, deposited, invested and disbursed by the
Office of Tourism and Community Development.

 
3. Revenue sources. For purposes of funding its
activities, the Office of Tourism and Community Development is
authorized to accept donations from private sources and shall
consult with donors in making distribution determinations.

 
4. Administrative costs. The Office of Tourism and
Community Development may retain a portion of the total
donations collected equivalent to the office's administrative
costs incurred in the collection and remission of the
donations, not to exceed 2% of the total donations collected.


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