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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Certified business: means a business that has been certified by the federal Small Business Administration or another appropriate entity, as determined by the commission by rule, as a minority-owned, veteran-owned or women-owned business. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Commissioner: means one of the members of the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Community and workforce enhancement standards: means the standards described in section 3408, subsection 3 that contractors and subcontractors responsible for construction work and individuals performing construction work must meet. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A
- Construction work: means the construction, alteration or remodeling of a structure and any work directly related to the construction, alteration or remodeling of a structure, including, but not limited to, landscaping and trucking, but does not include surveying or engineering or the examination or inspection of a construction site. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Currently available and qualified employee: means an individual, including, but not limited to, an apprentice, performing construction work who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-ADisadvantaged business enterprise: means a business that is certified by the Department of Transportation in compliance with federal regulations under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Fishing community: means a municipality where marine organisms, as defined in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 26, are landed or processed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Hiring hall: means a service provided by a labor organization or an entity associated with a labor organization that places employees with an employer under a collective bargaining agreement or otherwise places employees with employers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Inclusive bidding standards: means a set of guidelines to ensure comprehensive engagement and involvement of the construction industry, including requirements that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-AJurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Maine emerging industry compensation threshold: means an employment total compensation package that includes wages, health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits and any additional employer-paid benefits that have a monetary value equal to or greater than that established and in effect as a result of a mutual agreement between a labor organization whose local jurisdiction includes the county in the State where the work related to an offshore wind power project is being or is to be performed, based on data submitted by that labor organization to the Department of Labor, and the related and applicable contractors that are signatories to that mutual agreement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Office: means the Governor's Energy Office established in Title 2, section 9. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Registered apprenticeship: means an apprenticeship program registered with the Maine Apprenticeship Program in accordance with Title 26, chapter 37. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Registered apprenticeship program: means a plan approved by the Department of Labor or the United States Department of Labor containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices, including, but not limited to, the requirement for an apprenticeship agreement, a schedule of work experience outlining the skills to be learned on the job, a schedule of related instruction courses necessary to supplement on-the-job learning and a schedule of progressively increasing wages to be paid to an apprentice consistent with the skill proficiencies achieved and leading toward a journeyman wage rate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Responsible entity: means the person undertaking to develop an offshore wind power project. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A Small business: means a business employing 100 or fewer employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3401-A United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72