§5. Acceptance of gifts
The Governor is authorized to accept in the name of the State any and all gifts, bequests, grants or conveyances to the State of Maine. [PL 1975, c. 771, §6 (AMD).]
No other state official or any member of any other branch of State Government may accept any gift, grant or conveyance to the State or to that branch of government, with a value greater than $50, unless specifically authorized to do so by law or by clear implication of law, or unless empowered to do so by the Governor. [PL 1999, c. 1, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 771, §6 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 53 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 1, §1 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
2 §1. Residence; office hours; secretary; salary
2 §3. Expense account of Governor-elect
2 §4. Acceptance of federal grants
2 §6. Salaries subject to adjustment by Governor
2 §6-A. Salaries of commissioners and certain employees of the Public Utilities Commission
2 §6-B. Salaries of certain employees of the Maine Health Care Finance Commission (REPEALED)
2 §6-C. Salary of Executive Director of the Board of Licensure in Medicine
2 §6-E. Salaries of certain employees of the Workers' Compensation Board
2 §7. Constitutional officers and regulatory boards (REPEALED)
2 §8. Land use mediation; obligation to participate