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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023
Legislative Document No. 877S.P. 374 In Senate, February 24, 2023
An Act to Prohibit State Contracts with Companies Owned or
Operated by the Government of the People's Republic of China
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator KEIM of Oxford. Page 1 - 131LR1814(01)
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6 following terms have the following meanings.
7 A. "Company" means any type of legal business entity recognized under the laws of
8 the State, including any subsidiaries, parent companies or affiliates of the company that
9 exists for the purposes of making a profit.
10 B. "Government of China" means the government of the People's Republic of China.
11 C. "Subject company" means a company that is owned or operated by the government
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14 with the State for goods or services shall certify that the company is not a subject company.
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16 proposal, directly or indirectly, for a contract with a public or private entity that directly or
17 indirectly receives state funding.
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19 subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine may be adjudged in an amount that
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21 A. Twice the amount of the contract for which the bid or proposal was submitted; or
22 B. $250,000.
23 The State shall terminate the contract with a company found to have violated subsection
24 2 and the company is subject to the prohibition in subsection 3.
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26 This bill requires that a company that submits a bid or proposal for a contract with the
27 State for goods or services must certify that the company is not owned or operated by the
28 government of the People's Republic of China. It provides that a company owned or
29 operated by the government of the People's Republic of China is ineligible for and may not
30 bid on or submit a proposal, directly or indirectly, for a contract with a public or private
31 entity that directly or indirectly receives state funding.
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