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and procedures necessary and appropriate to the proper operation of | the Travel Promotion Matching Fund Program. These rules must | establish eligibility requirements, allocation formulas, | application procedures and criteria subject to the final approval | of the commissioner. The Maine Tourism Commission shall establish | a schedule for review of grant applications and make timely | recommendations of grant awards to the Office of Tourism and | Community Development. Grants recommended by the Maine Tourism | Commission to the Office of Tourism and Community Development must | be approved by the Director of the Office of Tourism and Community | Development prior to any disbursement of funds. |
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| | Sec. 13. 5 MRSA §13090-H, sub-§1, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, | §11, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Maine State Film Commission established. The Maine State | Film Commission, as established by section 12004-I, subsection | 88, is within the Office of Tourism and Community Development and | shall advise and assist the office as necessary. The commission | shall advise the commissioner and the Director of the Office of | Tourism and Community Development with respect to the operation | of the Maine State Film Commission program. |
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| A. The commission consists of 11 members appointed by the | Governor. |
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| (1) The members appointed must be involved in a | related business field or have experience or | familiarity with media marketing or public relations. | The Governor shall ensure an equitable regional | representation from the State. |
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| (2) The Director of the Maine Arts Commission and the | commissioner shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting | members of the commission. |
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| B. The terms of office of commission members are as | follows. |
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| (1) All members are appointed for 3-year terms. Of | those first appointed, 3 are appointed for 3-year | terms, 4 are appointed for 2-year terms and 4 are | appointed for one-year terms. The Governor shall | designate the terms of office of those first appointed | at the time of appointment. |
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| (2) Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and | take office. The Governor may terminate the membership of any | appointee for just cause and the |
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