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chapter if that member has any interest, direct or indirect, in any | | firm, partnership, corporation or association that is party to the | | contract. The interest must be disclosed to the authority in | | writing and must be set forth in the minutes of the authority. |
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| | | §9213.__Actions against authority |
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| | | A member of the authority, while acting within the scope of | | this chapter, is not subject to any personal liability resulting | | from the exercise or carrying out of any of the authority's | | purposes or powers. |
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| | | §9214.__Gifts and contributions |
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| | | The authority may accept gifts and contributions on behalf of | | the authority for the purpose of designing, constructing, | | reconstructing, renovating or acquiring a project. |
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| | | The authority, in accepting gifts of money, federal funds or | | other types of income, shall place this money in a special | | account for the purpose for which it is provided. The authority | | may invest the money in accordance with the purposes of this | | chapter, subject to any limitations imposed by the donor. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 35-A, section 9203, subsection 2, for the initial | | appointments to the Advanced Technology Infrastructure Authority, | | the Governor shall appoint one member for a one-year term, one | | member for a 2-year term and one member for a 3-year term. |
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| | | The purpose of this bill is to stimulate investment in | | advanced communications technology infrastructure so as to | | increase access to broadband and wireless communications services | | for all Maine communities, including rural communities. To | | accomplish this purpose, this bill: |
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| | | 1. Establishes the Advanced Technology Investment Authority, | | which is governed by a 5-member board that includes the Chief | | Information Officer of the State, the chair of the Maine Public | | Utilities Commission and 3 other members; |
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| | | 2. Charges the authority with aggregating data concerning | | communications services in the State, assessing the availability | | and need for services in unserved and underserved areas, | | identifying and securing federal and other funding sources for | | broadband and wireless deployment and coordinating activities of | | providers and governmental entities, including coordination with |
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