CONTACT PERSON: Elizabeth L. Bordowitz, General Counsel, Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive, PO Box 949, Augusta, Maine 04332-0949. Tel: (207) 623-3263.

EMERGENCY RULES ADOPTED SINCE LAST REGULATORY AGENDA: None

EXPECTED 2004-2005 RULE-MAKING ACTIVITY:

CHAPTER 101: Linked Investment Program.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A. § 153, 5 M.R.S.A. § 135.
PURPOSE: To make such adjustments to the program as may be necessary to provide for its effective administration and to provide the most benefit to potential users of the program.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Approval for Rulemaking by Treasurer of State: February 2005; No Public Hearing Proposed; Adoption Date: April 2005.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Eligible agricultural enterprises.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: The Treasurer does not intend to employ consensus-based rule development.

CHAPTER 102: Linked Investment Program for Commercial Enterprises.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A. § 153, 5 M.R.S.A. § 135.
PURPOSE: To make such adjustments to the program as may be necessary to provide for its effective administration and to provide the most benefit to potential users of the program.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Approval for Rulemaking by Treasurer of State: February 2005; No Public Hearing Proposed; Adoption Date: April 2005.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Eligible commercial enterprises.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: The Treasurer does not intend to employ consensus-based rule development.