‘Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §1, 2nd ¶,  as enacted by PL 1983, c. 481, is amended to read:

The Tribal Clerk of the Penobscot Indian Nation shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature, furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification, under the seal of the Nation, of the name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Penobscot Indian Nation to the Legislature. The Tribal Clerk of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of the reservation from which the Representative-elect of that tribe has been chosen shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature, furnish the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of the name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the Legislature. Beginning with the 125th Legislature, the Tribal Clerk of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature, furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of the name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to the Legislature.

Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §2,   as amended by PL 2003, c. 691, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended by adding after the 8th paragraph a new paragraph to read:

Beginning with the 125th Legislature, the member of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians elected to represent the band at the Legislature is entitled to receive a salary equal to the salary of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, including a cost-of-living adjustment, for each regular session and allowance for meals, constituent service, housing and travel expenses to the same extent as members of the House of Representatives for attendance at each legislative session or authorized committee meeting. For the duration of any special session of the Legislature, the member is entitled to receive the same per diem payment and allowances, including housing, meal and travel expenses, as any member of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE

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Initiative: Provides funding for the costs associated with an additional tribal representative.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11
Personal Services	$0	$33,806
All Other	$0	$9,125
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$42,931

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