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All books and records of the board shall | inspection in accordance with Title 1, chapter 13, provided | | that records and meetings of the board may by vote be closed to the | public where | | records or meetings would adversely affect the competitive position | | of the Maine potato industry or segments of the industry. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §4606, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 702, §2 and | | affected by §4, is further amended to read: |
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| | | Money received by the Treasurer of State under this chapter, | | including all receipts of taxes levied under section 4605, must | | be transferred to the board in its capacity as an independent | | agency on a monthly basis and used for all activities of the | | board authorized under this chapter. The board shall pay a sum | | to the State Tax Assessor representing the actual cost incurred | | by the State in collecting the taxes, except that the sum paid to | | the State Tax Assessor for collecting taxes may not be greater | | than 5% of the total tax collected annually. Notwithstanding | | section 4603, subsection 1, money received by the Treasurer of | | State under this chapter, including all receipts of taxes levied | | under section 4605, must be allocated or appropriated to the | | board by the Legislature. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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