2010 Maine Code
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Chapter 363: MAINE QUALITY OF PLACE JOBS CREATION AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY
5 §7020-A. Council responsibilities

Part 16-A: MAINE QUALITY OF PLACE

§7020-A. Council responsibilities

The council shall facilitate interagency coordination of state and regional activities regarding regional quality of place investment strategies. [2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW).]

1. Standards and guidance. In consultation with directors of economic development districts, the council shall establish standards and guidelines for regional quality of place investment strategies. The standards and guidelines must ensure that regional quality of place investment strategies are developed with broad public input. The council shall provide guidance to directors of economic development districts for integrating regional capital investment plans, regional transportation plans and other regional plans and strategies with regional quality of place investment strategies.

[ 2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Interagency coordination. The council shall work with relevant state agencies to identify how they can actively promote, strengthen and support efforts to make best use of the State's quality of place assets, including initiatives that support and implement regional quality of place investment strategies. State agencies are encouraged to fund projects that are identified as priorities in regional asset-based strategies developed by economic development districts according to the guidance in this chapter. The council shall coordinate its work with other state economic plans and with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development matters. The council shall also consult with the Department of Economic and Community Development in the context of its economic development strategy authority under section 13053; the Maine Development Foundation in the context of its economic development strategy authority under Title 10, section 917-A, subsection 2; the Maine Economic Growth Council in the context of its economic development strategy authority under Title 10, section 929-B, subsection 1; the Maine Community College System; and the University of Maine System.

[ 2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Performance measures. In consultation with directors of economic development districts, the council shall develop performance measures to assess the contributions of regional quality of place investment strategies to the goals described in section 7019, subsection 5.

[ 2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Annual report. The council shall report on its activities to the Governor and seek input from and report on its activities to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development matters prior to December 31st of each year. In its report, the council shall describe whether and how regional quality of place investment strategies have contributed to the goals described in section 7019, subsection 5 and make any recommendations necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.

[ 2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 483, §1 (NEW).