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(2) Department of Administrative and Financial
Services, Bureau of Revenue Services in 2003 2011.

 
O. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over transportation matters shall use the
following schedule as a guideline for scheduling reviews:

 
(1) Maine Turnpike Authority in 1997 2005;

 
(2) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles within the Department
of the Secretary of State in 1999 2007;

 
(3) The Department of Transportation in 1999 2007; and

 
(4) Maine State Pilotage Commission in 2001 2009.

 
P. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters shall use the
following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews:

 
(1) Public Advocate in 1997 2005;

 
(2) Board of Directors, Maine Municipal and Rural
Electrification Cooperative Agency in 1999 2007;

 
(3) Public Utilities Commission in 1999 2007; and

 
(4) The Emergency Services Communication Bureau within
the Department of Public Safety in 2001 2009.

 
2. Waiver. Notwithstanding this list of agencies arranged by
year, an agency or independent agency may be reviewed at any time
by the committee pursuant to section 954.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1541, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. Y,
§42, is further amended to read:

 
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services,
through the Bureau of Accounts and Control Office of the State
Controller, has authority:

 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §1541, sub-§10-A, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt.
F, §1, is amended to read:

 
F. Access to resources and records must be limited to authorized
individuals as determined by the state agency or department head,
except that the powers and duties of the State Auditor may not be
limited by this subsection. Restrictions on access to resources
depend upon the vulnerability of the resource and the perceived
risk of


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