An Act To Prohibit State and Local Governments from Contracting with Corporations That Engage in Business in Known Terrorist States
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1338
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HAYES, TUTTLE, COTTA, CROCKETT, FREDETTE
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B, 20-A MRSA §1001, 20-A MRSA §10013, 30-A MRSA §109, 30-A MRSA §2007

Legislative Document 
No. 1338 
H.P. 955 
House of Representatives, April 4, 2013 
An Act To Prohibit State and Local Governments from Contracting 
with Corporations That Engage in Business in Known Terrorist 
States 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HAYES of Buckfield. 
Cosponsored by Senator TUTTLE of York and 
Representatives: COTTA of China, CROCKETT of Bethel, FREDETTE of Newport. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. Y, §70, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Purchases by competitive bidding; restrictions.  The Director of the Bureau of 
General Services shall purchase collectively all goods and services for the State or any 
department or agency of the State in a manner that best secures the greatest possible 
economy consistent with the required grade or quality of the goods or services.  Except as 
otherwise provided by law, the Director of the Bureau of General Services shall make 
purchases of goods or services needed by the State or any department or agency of the 
State through competitive bidding.  Beginning January 1, 2014, the Director of the 
Bureau of General Services shall exclude any business entity or individual from doing 
business with the State if that business entity or individual does business with any 
company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a 
country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under the federal Export 
Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 2405(j) (2000); the federal 
Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2780(d) (2000); or the federal 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, Section 2371(a) (2000). 
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20 is enacted to read: 
20.  Prohibition on doing business with certain entities.  They shall adopt a policy 
by January 1, 2014 to exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with 
the school administrative unit if that business entity or individual does business with any 
company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does business with a 
country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism under the federal Export 
Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 2405(j) (2000); the federal 
Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2780(d) (2000); or the federal 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, Section 2371(a) (2000). 
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §10013 is enacted to read: 
§10013.  Prohibition on doing business with certain entities 
Beginning January 1, 2014, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community 
College System and the Maine Maritime Academy shall exclude any business entity or 
individual from doing business with the University of Maine System, the Maine 
Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy if that business entity or 
individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any 
company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism 
under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 
2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 
2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, 
Section 2371(a) (2000). 
Sec. 4.  30-A MRSA §109  is enacted to read: 
§109.  Policy against doing business with certain entities 
The county commissioners shall adopt a policy by January 1, 2014 to exclude any  
business entity or individual from doing business with the county if that business entity or 
individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any 
company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism 
under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 
2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 
2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, 
Section 2371(a) (2000). 
Sec. 5.  30-A MRSA §2007 is enacted to read: 
§2007.  Prohibition on doing business with certain entities 
Beginning January 1, 2014, a municipal legislative body shall exclude any business 
entity or individual from doing business with the municipality if that business entity or 
individual does business with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any 
company, that does business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism 
under the federal Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 United States Code, Section 
2405(j) (2000); the federal Arms Export Control Act, 22 United States Code, Section 
2780(d) (2000); or the federal Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 United States Code, 
Section 2371(a) (2000). 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that, beginning January 1, 2014, the State, the University of Maine 
System, the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy and 
municipalities exclude any business entity or individual from doing business with the 
State, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, the Maine 
Maritime Academy or a municipality if that business entity or individual does business 
with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does 
business with a country designated by federal law as a state sponsor of terrorism. It also 
requires that counties and school boards adopt policies by January 1, 2014 that require 
counties and school boards to exclude any business entity or individual from doing 
business with a county or school board if that business entity or individual does business 
with any company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any company, that does 
business with a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.