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In 1995, the Government Evaluation Act, 3 M.R.S. §§ 951 to 963, was enacted by Maine’s 117th Legislature. That law establishes a system for periodic evaluation of the efficacy and performance of state government’s executive branch and independent agencies. The Government Evaluation Act generally applies to agencies and independent agencies that either receive money from the General Fund or that are established, created or incorporated by statute. The evaluation of agencies is on rotating schedule established in state law that ensures that each agencies is looked at in detail every 10 years.

The Government Evaluation Act replaces the functions of the former legislative Audit and Program Review Committee which was eliminated in 1994.

The 2009 report is presented below in PDF format. Contact Jim Dusch with any questions. To download the entire 185 page report (6.18 MB) we suggest you right mouse click the following link and save the file to your computer before opening. Full report 6.18 MB.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Meeting Maine’s Environmental Challenges

Glossary of Acronyms and Initialisms

DEP’s Management Team

Section 1 – Enabling Laws

Section 2 – Program Description

1. Agency Management
   1. Organizational Development
   2. Financial Stewardship
   3. Performance Measures
   4. Quality Management
   5. Information Management
   6. Planning
   7. Advisory Committees, Workgroups, Partnerships, etc.
   8. Environmental Justice
2. Monitoring & Assessment
   1. Monitoring
   2. Assessment
3. Standards Setting
   1. Legislation
   2. Rulemaking
   3. Best Management Practices
4. Assistance & Environmental Stewardship
   1. Regulatory Assistance
   2. Technical Assistance
   3. Funds Distribution
   4. Supporting Voluntary Efforts
   5. State Lead-by-Example Activities
   6. Public Outreach
5. Regulated Activity Oversight
   1. Licenses and Related Functions
   2. Compliance Evaluations
   3. Enforcement
6. Pollution Response & Natural Resource Restoration
   1. Response
   2. Remediation and Restoration
   3. Coordination with Other Response Providers
   4. Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration

Section 3 – Organizational Structure

Section 4 – A.D.A. and OSHA Compliance

Section 5 – Financial History

Section 6 – Regulatory Agenda and Rules

Section 7 – Coordination Efforts

Section 8 – Constituencies Served

Section 9 – Alternate Service Delivery Systems

Section 10 – Emerging Issues

Section 11 – Committee Requests

Section 12 – Comparison of Federal Law to State Law

Section 13 – Information Management Policies

Section 14 – List of Reports and Applications

Appendix A:  Laws Administered

Appendix B:  Rules Administered

Appendix C:  Regulatory Agenda

Appendix D:  Organizational Charts

Appendix E:  Budget and Expenditure Details

Index

 

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