| | | D. The relationship over the most recent 10-year period | | between the actual costs of administering the office and the | | amount of revenue collected by the office. That analysis | | must include a review of the unexpended balances carried | | forward by the office in each fiscal year and the amount and | | purposes of any transfers from the office's budget to other | | state agencies for overhead or other administrative | | purposes. |
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| | | The committee may make recommendations in its report on any issue | | in this subsection, including recommendations on amending the | | existing creditor and nonbank lender volume fee structure. |
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| | | 4. Staffing and meetings. Upon approval of the Legislative | | Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall provide | | staffing services to the committee. The committee is authorized | | to meet 3 times to conduct the duties set forth in subsection 1 | | and to prepare the report referenced in subsection 6. |
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| | | 5. Compensation. Members of the committee who are | | Legislators are entitled to the legislative per diem, as defined | | in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, and | | reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred for their | | attendance at authorized meetings of the committee. Other | | members of the committee who are not otherwise compensated by | | their employers or other entities that they represent are | | entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses and, upon | | a demonstration of financial hardship, a per diem equal to the | | legislative per diem for their attendance at authorized meetings | | of the committee. |
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| | | 6. Report. The committee shall submit its report to the | | Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature no later than | | December 3, 2003. The committee may submit a bill to the | | Legislature to implement its recommendations at the time of | | submission of its report. If the committee requires a limited | | extension of time to complete its report, it may apply to the | | Legislative Council, which may grant the extension. |
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| | | 7. Funding. All costs of the committee are funded using | | unobligated Other Special Revenue funds within the office. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and | | allocations are made. |
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| | | Committee to Study the Revenue |
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| | | Sources of the Office of Consumer |
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| | | Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds to authorize |
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