(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
The primary responsibilities of the boards in this section vary and are limited to a specific purpose. These responsibilities may include the regulation of a particular activity, the licensing of a particular activity, the establishment of policy for a specific purpose or organization and the acquisition of property for a specific purpose. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
In addition to the powers to hold hearings, adopt rules and establish policies and procedures, these boards may enter into contracts, establish just charges, conduct investigations, acquire property or enforce state laws. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
FIELD | NAME OF ORGANIZATION | RATE OF COMPENSATION | STATUTORY REFERENCE |
[2005, c. 12, Pt. SS, §17(RP).]
[2007, c. 395, §12(RP).]
[1991, c. 779, §1(RP); 1991, c. 779, §52(AFF).]
Agriculture | Pull Events Commission | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 98 |
[2005, c. 563, §1(AMD).]
[1997, c. 528, §1(RP).]
Agriculture | Integrated Pest Management Council | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 2404 |
[2001, c. 667, Pt. B, §2(NEW); 2001, c. 667, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
Agriculture | Maine Agricultural Water Management Board | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 352 |
[2005, c. 559, §1(NEW).]
[2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §4(RP).]
Agriculture | Board of Agriculture | Legislative Per Diem | 7 MRSA § 125 |
[1997, c. 711, §1(NEW).]
[2021, c. 36, §4(RP).]
Agriculture Education | Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Council | Paid from council funds in accordance with council bylaws | 7 MRSA § 242 |
[2007, c. 456, §1(NEW).]
Amusements and Sports | Combat Sports Authority of Maine | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses Only | 8 MRSA c. 20 |
[2011, c. 305, §1(AMD).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §7(RP).]
Building Codes and Standards | Technical Building Codes and Standards | Expenses Only | 10 MRSA c. 1103 |
[2007, c. 699, §1(NEW).]
[1999, c. 668, §21(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §22(RP).]
Commerce and Trade | Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board | $100/day | 10 MRSA § 1187 |
[2003, c. 356, §1(NEW).]
[2015, c. 335, §4(RP).]
Corrections | County Corrections Professional Standards Council | Expenses Only | 34-A MRSA § 1210-F |
[2021, c. 732, Pt. A, §1(NEW).]
Corrections | State Parole Board | Legislative Per Diem | 34-A MRSA § 5201 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
Culture/History | Maine State Cultural Affairs Council | Expenses Only | 27 MRSA § 552 |
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §2(NEW).]
Culture/History | Maine Arts Commission | Expenses Only | 27 MRSA § 401 |
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §2(NEW).]
Culture/ History | Maine State Museum Commission | Expenses Only | 27 MRSA § 82 |
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §2(NEW).]
Culture/ History | Maine Historic Preservation Commission | Expenses Only | 27 MRSA § 501 |
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §2(NEW).]
Culture/ History | Maine Library Commission | Expenses Only | 27 MRSA § 111 |
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §2(NEW).]
[2007, c. 240, Pt. RRRR, §1(RP); 2007, c. 395, §13(RP).]
Economic Development | Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority | Expenses Only | 30-A MRSA § 5154 |
[2021, c. 664, §1(NEW).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. G, §1(RP); 1991, c. 622, Pt. G, §33(AFF).]
[2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §2(RP).]
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §3(RP).]
[2003, c. 643, §2(RP).]
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §3(RP).]
Education | Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board | Expenses Only | 10 MRSA § 373 |
[1999, c. 731, Pt. FF, §1(AMD).]
[2007, c. 395, §14(RP).]
Energy | Efficiency Maine Trust Board | Expenses Only | 35-A MRSA § 10103 |
[2009, c. 372, Pt. B, §1(NEW).]
Education | Maine Charter School Commission | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses | 20-A MRSA § 2405, sub-§ 8 |
[2013, c. 368, Pt. JJJJ, §1(AMD).]
Education | State Education and Employment Outcomes Task Force | Expenses Only | 20-A MRSA § 12901 |
[2013, c. 593, §1(NEW).]
Environment/ Natural Resources | Baxter State Park Authority | Not Authorized | 12 MRSA § 901 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
Environment/ Natural Resources | Clean-up and Response Fund Review Board | Expenses Only for Certain Members | 38 MRSA § 568-B |
[2015, c. 319, §1(AMD).]
[2007, c. 395, §15(RP).]
Environment/ Natural Resources | Saco River Corridor Commission | Expenses Only | 38 MRSA § 954 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
Environment/ Natural Resources | State Emergency Response Commission | Not Authorized | 37-B MRSA § 792 |
[1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §16(RPR).]
Environment/ Health Engineering | Maine Water Well Commission | $50 Per Meeting Plus Expenses | 32 MRSA § 4700-G |
[2001, c. 209, Pt. A, §1(AMD).]
Executive/ Drug Prevention and Treatment | Substance Use Disorder Services Commission | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 20065 |
[2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §7(AMD).]
[2001, c. 460, §1(RP).]
Environment/ Natural Resources | River Flow Advisory Commission | Expenses Only | 37-B MRSA § 1131 |
[2001, c. 662, §4(NEW).]
[2009, c. 372, Pt. A, §4(RP); 2009, c. 372, Pt. A, §10(AFF).]
Finance | State Liquor and Lottery Commission | Legislative Per Diem | 5 MRSA § 283-A |
[1997, c. 373, §4(AMD).]
[1995, c. 322, §2(RP).]
Human Services | Maine Health Data Organization | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 8703 |
[1995, c. 653, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 1995, c. 653, Pt. A, §7(AFF).]
Human Services | Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 8823 |
[1999, c. 647, §1(NEW).]
Health Care | Board of Trustees of Dirigo Health | $100 per diem and expenses | 24-A MRSA § 6904 |
[2007, c. 447, §1(AMD).]
[2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §5(RP).]
[2011, c. 90, Pt. B, §1(RP); 2011, c. 90, Pt. B, §10(AFF).]
Health Care | Statewide Coordinating Council for Public Health | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA § 412 |
[2009, c. 355, §4(NEW).]
Health Care | Board of Directors of the Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association | Expenses Only | 24-A MRSA § 3953 |
[RR 2011, c. 1, §6(COR).]
Health care | Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board and advisory council | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses | 5 MRSA § 2041 |
[2019, c. 471, §2(NEW).]
Health Care | Maine Health Care Board | Compensation determined under 24-A MRSA § 7503, sub-§ 3 | 24-A MRSA § 7503 |
[2021, c. 391, §1(NEW); 2021, c. 391, §4(AFF).]
Human Services: Human Rights | Maine Human Rights Commission | $25/Day $1,000 Max/Yr | 5 MRSA § 4561 |
[1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §15(AMD).]
[2021, c. 560, §1(RP).]
Human Services: Immunization | Maine Vaccine Board | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA § 1066 |
[2009, c. 595, §1(NEW).]
[1991, c. 780, Pt. DDD, §1(RP).]
[1991, c. 377, §5(RP).]
[1993, c. 600, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[1993, c. 381, §4(RP).]
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council | $50/Day | 12 MRSA § 10151 |
[2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §4(AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9(AFF).]
[2009, c. 561, §2(RP).]
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | ATV Enforcement Grant Review Committee | Not Authorized | 12 MRSA § 10324 |
[2003, c. 695, Pt. B, §1(NEW); 2003, c. 695, Pt. C, §1(AFF).]
[1993, c. 410, Pt. R, §2(RP); 1993, c. 410, Pt. R, §4(AFF).]
Insurance | Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Directors | Not Authorized | 39-A MRSA § 404 |
[1993, c. 381, §5(NEW).]
[2007, c. 395, §16(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. L, §8(RP); 1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §7(RP).]
[2001, c. 667, Pt. B, §3(RP); 2001, c. 667, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
[2013, c. 533, §7(RP).]
[2017, c. 242, §4(RP).]
Labor | Board of Occupational Safety and Health | Expenses Only | 26 MRSA § 564 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
[2011, c. 491, §7(RP).]
Legal Services | Maine Commission on Public Defense Services | Legislative Per Diem Plus Expenses | 4 MRSA §1801 |
[2007, c. 395, §17(RP).]
[2005, c. 178, §1(RP); 2005, c. 294, §3(RP).]
[1995, c. 406, §3(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §24(RP).]
Legislature | State Compensation Commission | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses | 3 MRSA § 2-B |
[1997, c. 506, §2(NEW).]
[2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §2(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §2(RP).]
Marine Resources | Marine Resources Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6024 |
[1995, c. 382, §1(AMD).]
[1999, c. 668, §25(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §26(RP).]
Natural Resources | Land for Maine's Future Board | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Appointed Members; Meals determined under 5 MRSA § 6205, sub-§ 3. | 5 MRSA § 6202 |
[2023, c. 412, Pt. Y, §2(AMD).]
[1993, c. 381, §6(RP).]
Natural Resources | Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board | Legislative Per Diem and Travel Expenses for Appointed Members | 12 MRSA § 10308 |
[2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §5(AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9(AFF).]
[2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §4(RP); 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30(AFF).]
Professional Investigators | Board of Licensure of Professional Investigators | Expenses Only | 32 MRSA § 8103-A |
[2011, c. 366, §1(NEW).]
[1995, c. 532, §1(RP).]
Public Information | InforME Board | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Voting Members | 1 MRSA § 534 |
[1997, c. 713, §3(NEW).]
Public Information | Maine Library of Geographic Information Board | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 2003 |
[2005, c. 12, Pt. SS, §18(AMD).]
Public Utilities | Telecommunications Relay Services Council | Some Expenses | 35-A MRSA § 8704 |
[2017, c. 408, §2(AMD).]
Public Safety | Maine Length of Service Award Program Board of Trustees | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 3372 |
[2015, c. 352, §2(NEW).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §7(RP).]
[2003, c. 20, Pt. RR, §1(RP); 2003, c. 20, Pt. RR, §18(AFF).]
Small Business | Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 13032 |
[2005, c. 294, §4(AMD).]
[2011, c. 344, §3(RP).]
Sport and Entertainment | State Harness Racing Commission | Legislative Per Diem | 8 MRSA § 261-A |
[1991, c. 579, §2(AMD).]
State Government | Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices | Legislative Per Diem | 1 MRSA § 1002 |
[IB 1995, c. 1, §9(AMD).]
[1993, c. 680, Pt. A, §15(RP).]
Taxation | Board of Trustees, Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 453-A |
[1993, c. 680, Pt. A, §16(REEN).]
[2019, c. 634, §1(RP).]
Technology | Maine Technology Institute | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 15302 |
[1999, c. 401, Pt. AAA, §1(NEW).]
[2009, c. 90, §1(RP).]
Technology | ConnectMaine Authority | Not Authorized | 35-A MRSA § 9203 |
[2019, c. 625, §1(AMD).]
Treasurer of State | Maine Retirement Savings Board | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses | 5 MRSA § 172 |
[2021, c. 356, §2(NEW).]
Technology | Maine Connectivity Authority | Not Authorized | 35-A MRSA § 9404 |
[2021, c. 364, §1(NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §5(RAL).]
Veterans' Affairs | Board of Trustees - of the Maine Veterans' Homes | Expenses Only | 37-B MRSA § 603 |
[1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §20(AMD).]
Workers' Compensation | Workers' Compensation Board | Lost wages up to $100; expenses | 39-A MRSA § 151 |
[1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §5(NEW); 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11(AFF).]
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