An Act To Amend the InforME Public Information Access Act
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:
Sec. 5. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2003, c. 406, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 7. 1 MRSA §532, sub-§6-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 8. 1 MRSA §534, sub-§5, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
(1) The board may not approve a service that provides access to public records and data in the form they are maintained by the data custodian and available for public inspection under chapter 13, subchapter I 1 as a premium service;
Sec. 9. 1 MRSA §534, sub-§5, ¶G, as amended by PL 2003, c. 406, §6, is further amended to read:
(1) Fees must be sufficient to maintain, develop, operate and expand InforME on a continuing basis.
(2) Fees for premium services must be reasonable but sufficient to support the maximum amount of information and services provided at no charge.
(3) The board may establish fee schedules that include no charge for designated services for one or more specified classes of users. If services are to be provided at no charge to libraries, the services must be provided to libraries designated as depository libraries for government documents pursuant to 44 United States Code, Chapter 19 and to any other libraries the board designates.
(4) Fees must be sufficient to ensure that, to the extent possible, data custodians do not suffer loss of revenues from sources that are approved or authorized by law due to the operations of InforME.
(5) Fees must be sufficient to ensure that data custodians are reimbursed for the actual costs of providing data to InforME.
(6) Fees must be sufficient to meet the expenses of the board.
(7) The board may approve, when applicable, service level agreements entered into by InforME and data custodians for information, electronic services and transactions provided by InforME.
(8) The board may establish a subscription fee for subscribers ; .
(9) The board may establish portal fees for electronic services;
Sec. 10. 1 MRSA §534, sub-§5, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 11. 1 MRSA §535, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. 1 MRSA §536, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 13. 1 MRSA §536, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 37, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. 14. 1 MRSA §537, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 37, §7, is amended to read:
Revenue is generated through fees or surcharges on services paid by data custodians, subscribers or other users, from contracts with other state departments and agencies and from money, goods or in-kind services donated or awarded to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Sec. 15. 1 MRSA §537, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 16. 1 MRSA §538, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 713, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 17. Effective date. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 537, subsection 2 takes effect January 1, 2012.
summary
This bill amends the InforME Public Information Access Act to add definitions of "fee service," "portal fee" and "user" to allow InforME to maintain and expand access to electronic services. The bill also clarifies which InforME user records are confidential and changes InforME's fiscal year to coincide with the calendar year.