Maine § 7 §320-C Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §320-C — Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board

Maine·Title 7 AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS·Part 1 ADMINISTRATION·Ch. 10-C AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND FOREST PRODUCTS

1.The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board. The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑J, subsection 1‑A, referred to in this section as "the board," is created to oversee and determine expenditures from the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund in section 320‑B.

2.Membership. The board consists of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee and 15 members appointed jointly by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development as follows:

3.Terms; officers; committees; rules. Board members serve for 3-year t

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The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board.
The Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑J, subsection 1‑A, referred to in this section as "the board," is created to oversee and determine expenditures from the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund in section 320‑B.
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Membership.
The board consists of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee and 15 members appointed jointly by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development as follows:
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Terms; officers; committees; rules.
Board members serve for 3-year terms and may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms. The members shall elect a chair and may elect officers, establish one or more committees or subcommittees and adopt such procedural rules as the members determine necessary and appropriate to perform the board's work.
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Quorum; meeting; voting.
A majority of the sitting members constitute a quorum, and action taken by the board may be authorized by a majority of the members present and voting at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present. The board may permit any or all members to participate in a regular or special meeting by or conduct the meeting through the use of any means of communication, including electronic telecommunications or a telephone conference call, by which all members participating may communicate with each other during the meeting. A member participating in a meeting by means approved by the board under this subsection is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
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Reimbursement.
A member of the board is entitled to reimbursement of mileage and other incidental expenses, if funds are available for such purposes, pursuant to Title 5, chapter 379.
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Powers and duties of board.
The board, in determining disbursements of the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund, shall:

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