§ 9201 Short title
§ 9202 Definitions
§ 9202-A State broadband policy
§ 9203 ConnectMaine Authority
§ 9204-A Duties of authority
§ 9205 General powers
§ 9207 Collection of data
§ 9208 Legislative oversight; report to committee
§ 9209 Conflicts
§ 9210 Actions against authority
§ 9211 ConnectMaine Fund
§ 9211-A Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund
§ 9212 Gifts and contributions
§ 9213 Use of revenues
§ 9214 No franchise fees
§ 9217 Community broadband planning
§ 9218 Broadband service strategic plan

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 35-A > Part 7 > Chapter 93 - Advanced Technology Infrastructure

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 9202
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Customer: includes any person, government or governmental division which has applied for, been accepted and is currently receiving service from a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisdiction: (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.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Unserved or underserved area: means an area that the authority pursuant to section 9204?A, subsection 1 determines to meet criteria established by the authority by rule adopted pursuant to section 9205, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 9202
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72