Resolve, To Increase Transparency and Accountability and Assess . the Impact of Tax Expenditure Programs (
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1694
Sponsors: CAIN, CRAVEN, FLEMINGS, MARTIN, ROTUNDO, SMITH, STUCKEY, WATSON, WEBSTER

Legislative Document 
No. 1694 
H.P.1195 
House, of Representatives, January 6, 2010 
Resolve, To Increase Transparency and Accountability and Assess 
. the Impact of Tax Expenditure Programs 
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Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee oli Taxation suggested and ordered printed .. 
Presented by Representative CAIN of Orono. 
Cosponsored by Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, ROTUNDO of 
Lewiston, SMITH of Monmouth, STUCKEY of Portland, WATSON of Bath, WEBSTER of 
Freeport. 
Printed ('10 recycled pllper 
Sec. 1. 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to 
convene working group. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services shall convene a working group consisting· of representatives of the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services; the 
Department of Economic and Community Development; the Executive Department,State 
Planning Office; and any other state agency the commissioner considers appropriate. The 
working group shall: 
1. Define the purpose of each tax expenditUre program identified by the working 
group as subject to the information collection requirements ofthis resolve; 
2. 
Design~a method to collect data that measure the ecoriomic impact of tax 
expenditure programs, including, but not limited to, revenue loss versus economic gain, 
jobs created or lost and administrative burden. In designing the method, the working 
group shall examine practices in other states and other issues the working group considers 
relevant; 
153. Recommend a regular reporting schedule for the tax expenditure program 
, 'economic impact data to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over taxation matters, appropriations· and financial affairs and business, 
research and economic development matters; and 
4. 
Recommend a regular schedule of review of the tax expenditure program 
economic impact data by the joint standing committee of the -Legislature having 
jurisdiction over taxation matters; and be it further . 
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Sec. 2. 
Report. 
Resolved: 
That, no later than November 3, 2010, the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall submit a report containing 
. the working group's findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters, appropriations and financial 
affai,rs and business, research and economic development matters. After receipt and 
review of the report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over taxation matters may report out legislation related to the subject matter of the report 
to the First RegiJlar Session of the 125th Legislature. 
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SUMMARY 
this resolve directs the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to 
convene a working group to define the purpose of certain tax expenditure programs, 
design a. method to collect data that measure the economic impact of tax expenditure 
. programs and recommend a reporting and review schedule of such programs .. 
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