An Act to Strengthen the Maine Development Foundation
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1516
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: ROBERTS
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B, 10 MRSA §919

Legislative Document
No. 1516
H.P. 1000
House of Representatives, April 8, 2025
An Act to Strengthen the Maine Development Foundation
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRIDGEO of Augusta, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, 
CROCKETT of Portland, GERE of Kennebunkport, JULIA of Waterville, SAYRE of 
Kennebunk, WALKER of Naples, Senator: GUERIN of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2023, c. 516, Pt. A, §1, 
is further amended to read:
F.  The procurement of goods or services involves expenditures of $25,000 or less, in 
which case the Director of the Bureau of General Services may accept informal written 
quotes or bids; or
Sec. 2.  5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ¶G, as amended by PL 1999, c. 105, §3, is 
further amended to read:
G.  The procurement of goods or services involves expenditures of $10,000 or less, and 
procurement from a single source is the most economical, effective and appropriate 
means of fulfilling a demonstrated need.; or
Sec. 3.  5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  The procurement of goods or services is consistent with the purposes and duties of 
the Maine Development Foundation under Title 10, section 917-A and procuring those 
goods or services from the Maine Development Foundation is the most economical, 
effective and appropriate means of fulfilling a demonstrated need.
Sec. 4.  10 MRSA §919, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 662, §3, is amended 
to read:
§919.  Board of directors; officers
The Board of Directors of the Maine Development Foundation, referred to in this 
chapter as "the "board of directors," consists of a minimum of 15 directors elected or 
appointed to serve in that capacity in accordance with this section.  The board of directors 
shall annually determine the number of directors for the succeeding year.  The corporators 
shall elect 1/2 of the elected directors from among the private sector corporators and 1/2 of 
the elected directors from among the public sector corporators.  The Governor shall appoint 
directors from among the ex officio corporators.  Except for the president of the Maine 
Development Foundation, a person may not serve as a director for more than 5 years in 
succession. Elected directors must be elected to 4-year staggered terms, as provided by the 
board of directors, and may not be elected for more than 2 successive terms. The 
corporators shall elect a chair, a vice-chair and a treasurer from among the board of 
directors.  The board of directors shall appoint a president of the Maine Development 
Foundation.  The president may not be appointed from among the other directors.  Upon 
appointment, the president becomes a director and the chief executive officer of the Maine 
Development Foundation.
SUMMARY
This bill revises the term limits of the Board of Directors of the Maine Development 
Foundation.  The bill also authorizes the Director of the Bureau of General Services within 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to waive the competitive bidding 
requirement if the procurement of goods or services is consistent with the purposes and 
duties of the Maine Development Foundation and procuring those goods or services from 
the Maine Development Foundation is the most economical, effective and appropriate 
means of fulfilling a demonstrated need.