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exceeding $5,000 annually, and report the remainder to the
Treasurer of State, who shall credit that amount to the Maine State
Government Fund established in Title 5, section 3307-G.

 
Sec. 6. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2006.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill establishes the Maine State Government Fund to
provide funding assistance to state programs operated by the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Education and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
It authorizes a voluntary Maine State Government Fund checkoff on
the individual income tax form to allow a taxpayer to donate a
portion of a tax refund or make a donation with the tax return.

 
This bill also requires the InforME Board to develop a method
to accept contributions to the Maine State Government Fund using
the State's website.


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