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Maine

Maine’s Opioid Settlements

This Community Guide will describe how Maine is spending its opioid settlements and whether Maine is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.

Ultimate Decisionmaker

Local officials for towns, cities, and counties

Decision-making Process

The Maine Recovery Council independently decides how to spend funds from this share after considering input and recommendations from its Program/Grants Committee, a biennial needs assessment, and public meetings.

Decision Making

Here are the entities that ultimately decide how each of Maine’s opioid settlement shares are spent:

50% Maine Recovery Fund share:
30% local share: decisionmakers for towns, cities, and counties
20% state share:

50% Maine Recovery Fund Share

Where do these monies live?

The Maine Recovery Fund (“Recovery Fund”) holds 50% of the state’s opioid settlement funds.[1]

30% Local Share

Where do these monies live?

This share is distributed directly to Maine counties, cities, and towns according to of the MOUs.[1]

20% State Share

Where do these monies live?

Unclear. Maine’s Memoranda of Understanding simply provide that this share is distributed “to the State of Maine Attorney General.”[1]

This share must be spent on the uses described in the national settlement agreement’s (non-exhaustive) ,[2] which includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, and other strategies.[3]

State Attorney General decides. The will decide how this 20% share will be spent on approved uses.[4]

No, supplantation is discouraged but not prohibited. Maine does not explicitly prohibit supplantation uses of its funds from the 20% state share. This means that the state share may be spent in ways that replace (or “supplant”) — rather than supplement — existing resources.

However, Maine’s , which applies to settlements reached after those with Distributors and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), does “strongly encourage[]” the state, localities, and the Maine Recovery Council to use settlement funds “solely to supplement and strengthen, rather than supplant, resources for … approved uses.”[5]

No (neither public nor intrastate reporting required). Opioid settlement expenditures are not officially published in a centralized location for this share.

Visit OpioidSettlementTracker.com’s for an updated collection of states’ and localities’ available expenditure reports.

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, ; Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, . ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. (defining “Approved Uses” to mean the national settlement agreements’ Exhibit E), (requiring “[a]ll Opioid Funds, regardless of allocation,” to be spent on “Approved Uses”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. , (same). See also Distributor Settlement Agreement, Sec. (“Exhibit E provides a non-exhaustive list of expenditures that qualify as being paid for Opioid Remediation. Qualifying expenditures may include reasonable related administrative expenses”). Maine’s MOUs do not address administrative or attorneys’ fee uses for the state share but do address Recovery Fund and local set-asides for those purposes. ↑

Community Access

Can I provide input on spending?

50% Maine Recovery Fund share: Yes (required). According to the bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council (Council), which directs uses of this 50% share,[1] the Council is required to meet publicly at least twice a year and use at least one meeting to host a “public forum through which the Council can receive input from stakeholders and the public.”[2] The Council is also required to consult with the public on the methods, findings, and conclusions of the statewide opioid abatement needs assessment that it must complete at least every two years.[3]
- The Council’s included the opportunity for in-person or written comments, and an online survey was also distributed to solicit public input. Sign up for the Council’s meeting updates (upper right side of ) and watch out for similar opportunities to submit feedback in future.
- Details on upcoming and past meetings of the Council can be reviewed . Recent agendas indicate that most regular meetings do not include the opportunity for public comment.
30% local share: Up to each locality (not required). Local governments are not required to seek public input on uses of their collective 30% shares. However, each may choose to seek such input. For example, the Rockland City Council voted to establish a committee to develop spending recommendations for opioid settlement funds. Those recommendations “will then go to Rockland citizens through a participatory budgeting process.”[4] Watch for other opportunities to weigh in on city and county spending decisions, such as city council meetings and town halls.
20% state share: No opportunities available (not required). The state has not established recurring opportunities for the public to provide input on uses of its 20% share.[5]

Can I apply for grants?

Yes. The Maine Recovery Council has previously invited community organizations to apply for funding. Visit the Council’s to see current funding opportunities. Local governments also may create grant programs to distribute their share of funds. The existence, parameters, and processes for local settlement grant programs will vary by locality, so stay alert for new opportunities. Visit the (OpioidSettlementTracker.com and Legal Action Center) for the most up-to-date information on settlement grant opportunities for community organizations.

Where do I go for updates?

For updates on the Maine Recovery fund share, visit the Maine Recovery Council’s and . The state Attorney General’s (AG) website also contains a calendar of the state’s opioid settlement-related meetings and events, and a linked page directs questions about the Council to .[6]
FAQs from Maine’s AG states that the “best way to find out about what your community is doing with its settlement funds is to call your county administrators, or if your city or town is a participating subdivision[,] … the city or town office” and provides a . See also websites for the individual localities (e.g., , ).
A single resource containing updates specific to the state share could not be found.[7] For general updates, see

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(2). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, Sec. (January 31, 2024). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, Sec. (January 31, 2024). ↑
Stephen Betts. . The Courier-Gazette. April 5, 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. ↑

Advisory Bodies

Has the state established an advisory body for settlement funds?

Yes. The Maine Recovery Council (Council) was created by state law to direct spending from the 50% share held in the Maine Recovery Fund and ensure spending complies with the terms of Maine’s MOUs.[1] The Council is additionally responsible for facilitating collaboration across the state, local governments, Regional Councils,[2] and other key stakeholders,[3] in addition to developing a “centralized public dashboard” to publish the Recovery Fund’s expenditures.[4]

The Council is required to meet at least twice each calendar year, either in person or remotely,[5] but in practice has met monthly.[6] The Council is also required to host at least one meeting each year to provide “a public forum through which the Council can receive input from stakeholders and the public.”[7] The Council’s regular meetings are open to the public,[8] and details on past and upcoming meetings can be found here.

Decisions are made by consensus.[9] The Council’s standing subcommittees include an Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Governance Committee, and the Programs, Needs, Grants, Planning, and Collaboration Committee,[10] as well as an ad hoc Prevention Workgroup.[11] The Council is empowered to create additional subcommittees “as it deems appropriate.”[12]

Is the state advisory body required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

Unclear. The Maine Attorney General is required by the state’s settlement MOU to appoint an individual or family member “impacted by the Opioid Crisis,” as well as an individual with “substance use disorder and recovery community experience.”[13] There is no further elaboration on how “impacted by” and “experience” are understood or defined.

What is the overall membership of the state advisory body?

The includes fifteen (15) members, eleven (11) of whom are required by Maine’s MOUs and the remainder (4) by state law:

Four (4) members selected by litigating cities and/or counties (“subdivision members”)[14]
Four (4) “state members”:
- Two (2) members appointed by the Governor[15]
- Speaker of the House or their designee[16]

Members of the Council may serve no more than two (2) consecutive two-year terms (i.e., no more than four (4) consecutive years).[26] Current Maine Recovery Council members are listed .

Are local governments required to establish a settlement advisory body? If so, are local advisory bodies required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

No (up to each locality). Local governments in Maine are not required to establish opioid settlement advisory bodies, but they may choose to do so. For example, Franklin County formed an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to develop a grantmaking process and recommend expenditures to county commissioners.[27]

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(2). See Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds (“2022 Maine Settlement MOU”), Sec. (“Duties”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023 (“2023 Maine Settlement MOU”), Sec. (“Duties”). ↑
“Regional Councils” are not specific to the opioid settlements in Maine. Rather, they operate as that support planning and coordination across a range of issue areas. ↑
2022 Maine Settlement MOU, Sec. (“Collaboration”); 2023 Maine Settlement MOU, Sec. (“Collaboration”). ↑

Additional Resources

Maine Attorney General

- (incl. meeting notices, agendas, minutes)

20% State Share

Where do these monies live?

Unclear. Maine’s Memoranda of Understanding simply provide that this share is distributed “to the State of Maine Attorney General.”[1]

This share must be spent on the uses described in the national settlement agreement’s (non-exhaustive) ,[2] which includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, and other strategies.[3]

State Attorney General decides. The will decide how this 20% share will be spent on approved uses.[4]

No (neither public nor intrastate reporting required). Opioid settlement expenditures are not officially published in a centralized location for this share.

Visit OpioidSettlementTracker.com’s for an updated collection of states’ and localities’ available expenditure reports.

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, ; Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, . ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. (defining “Approved Uses” to mean the national settlement agreements’ Exhibit E), (requiring “[a]ll Opioid Funds, regardless of allocation,” to be spent on “Approved Uses”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. , (same). See also Distributor Settlement Agreement, Sec. (“Exhibit E provides a non-exhaustive list of expenditures that qualify as being paid for Opioid Remediation. Qualifying expenditures may include reasonable related administrative expenses”). Maine’s MOUs do not address administrative or attorneys’ fee uses for the state share but do address Recovery Fund and local set-asides for those purposes. ↑

Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. II.C(3), IV.A; Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. II.C(3), IV.A; Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-B (“the Attorney General may work with the Treasurer of State to deposit identified revenue or money received as a result of [the opioid litigation] into the Maine Recovery Fund for spending on approved uses as directed by the Maine Recovery Council”). ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Sec. III (“The Council may use funds to hire additional administration support if necessary”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Sec. III (“The Council may use funds to hire additional administration support if necessary”). ↑
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-B (requiring Recovery Funds to be spent on Approved Uses as defined by the MOU); Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Secs. 203-C(1)(A), (2) (requiring the Recovery Council to direct Recovery Funds to approved uses as defined by the MOU); Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. , (requiring “[a]ll Opioid Funds, regardless of allocation,” to be spent on “Approved Uses,” and defining “Approved Uses” to mean the national settlement agreements’ Exhibit E); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. , (same). See also Distributor Settlement Agreement, Sec. (“Exhibit E provides a non-exhaustive list of expenditures that qualify as being paid for Opioid Remediation. Qualifying expenditures may include reasonable related administrative expenses”). ↑
Maine School Administrative Units’ Inclusion in Maine’s Recovery Fund (2022), ; Maine School Administrative Units’ Inclusion in Maine’s Recovery Fund (2023), . ↑
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(2); Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (see “Duties”) (“primarily responsible for ensuring that the distribution of Recovery Funds complies with the terms of the MOU and the [School MOU]”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (same). See also Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (“The Recovery Council is responsible for accounting of all Recovery Funds and for releasing Recovery Funds”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (same). ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (see “Collaboration”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (see “Collaboration”). ↑
See Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (see “Governance”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (see “Governance”). The Council otherwise has no rulemaking authority. Id. See generally . January 31, 2024. Accessed August 7, 2024. ↑
. Maine Attorney General press release. January 28, 2022. Accessed August 7, 2024 (“The Recovery Council has broad discretion on how to spend the funds on opioid abatement purposes but must allocate 3 percent of the funds to address abatement in special education programs”). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, (January 31, 2024). See also the references to “Program, Needs, Grants, Planning and Collaboration Committee” recommendations . ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (see “Decision Making”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (see “Decision Making”); Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, (January 31, 2024). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, (January 31, 2024). See also (2022) (“In all cases, grant applications must demonstrate that funds will: (a) Supplement, not supplant, other source(s) of funding, and, (b) Be used to extend and/or expand existing services, or provide new services above and beyond services already provided”); (2023) (same).. ↑
Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (the and its do not contain this language on supplantation). The language in Maine’s 2023 MOU is insufficient to qualify independently as an explicit bar on supplantation uses. However, the language in the 2022 and 2023 agreements regarding Maine School Administrative Units’ Inclusion in Maine’s Recovery Fund do establish such an explicit bar. ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (see “Transparency”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (see “Transparency”); Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, (January 31, 2024). ↑
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(5) (“The Attorney General shall, by February 1st of each year, submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters describing the activities of the council and the status of the Maine Recovery Fund and listing information on disbursements from the fund and information related to the outcomes of funded activities.”) ↑
See . Office of the Maine Attorney General website. Accessed August 7, 2024 (“The first MOU from 2022 allocates settlement funds from the Distributors and J&J settlements, as well as any funds received from the Mallinkrodt and Purdue bankruptcies. The second MOU covers settlements finalized in 2023 (Teva, Allergan, CVS Walgreens and Walmart)”). ↑
See, e.g., Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, . The 2023 MOU otherwise maintains the 50%/30%/20% allocation among the Recovery Fund, subdivisions, and state Attorney General, including the 3% set-aside of Recovery Fund monies for Maine’s school districts. ↑

Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. I.B (defining “Direct Share Subdivisions” to mean the 39 subdivisions listed in Exhibit 3, which all have populations equal to or greater than 10,000 or filed a complaint in the opioid litigation), II.C(2) (distributing 30% to “Direct Share Subdivisions … in accordance with Exhibit 3”), II.D (providing that “Direction Share Subdivisions’ shares shall be distributed directly to each Direct Share Subdivision”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. I.C, II.C, II.C(2) (same). The Maine Attorney General provides estimates of payments here. ↑
The 2022 MOU discusses a backstop fund that contains 7% of each payment made to participating subdivisions from the Distributor and Janssen settlements. Private counsel for the subdivisions may only apply for these monies for a “shortfall.” Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. I.E, V. ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. (defining “Approved Uses” to mean the national settlement agreements’ Exhibit E), (requiring “[a]ll Opioid Funds, regardless of allocation,” to be spent on “Approved Uses”), (requiring the 30% local share to be spent on Approved Uses); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. , , (same). See also Distributor Settlement Agreement, Sec. (“Exhibit E provides a non-exhaustive list of expenditures that qualify as being paid for Opioid Remediation. Qualifying expenditures may include reasonable related administrative expenses”). ↑
See also . Office of the Maine Attorney General website. Accessed August 7, 2024 (“All opioid settlement funds, which will come into Maine over the next 18 years, will need to be spent on opioid abatement activities as described in exhibits to the MOUs, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery programs”). ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, Secs. (distributing 30% to “Direct Share Subdivisions for spending on Approved Uses”), (providing that “Direction Share Subdivisions’ shares shall be distributed directly to each Direct Share Subdivision”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, Secs. , (same). See, e.g., (reporting on city’s plans to create a local committee to recommend expenditures). ↑
Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, (“Any Direct Share Subdivision may form agreements or ventures or otherwise work in collaboration with federal, state, local, tribal or private sector entities in pursuing Opioid Remediation activities funded from their direct share distribution or funded by the Recovery Fund”); Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (same). ↑
Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, (the and its do not contain this language on supplantation). The language in Maine’s 2023 MOU is insufficient to qualify independently as an explicit bar on supplantation uses. However, the language in the 2022 and 2023 agreements regarding Maine School Administrative Units’ Inclusion in Maine’s Recovery Fund do establish such an explicit bar. ↑
Emily Bader. . The Maine Monitor. May 12, 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. ↑

Community Access

Can I provide input on spending?

50% Maine Recovery Fund share: Yes (required). According to the bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council (Council), which directs uses of this 50% share,[1] the Council is required to meet publicly at least twice a year and use at least one meeting to host a “public forum through which the Council can receive input from stakeholders and the public.”[2] The Council is also required to consult with the public on the methods, findings, and conclusions of the statewide opioid abatement needs assessment that it must complete at least every two years.[3]
- The Council’s included the opportunity for in-person or written comments, and an online survey was also distributed to solicit public input. Sign up for the Council’s meeting updates (upper right side of ) and watch out for similar opportunities to submit feedback in future.
- Details on upcoming and past meetings of the Council can be reviewed . Recent agendas indicate that most regular meetings do not include the opportunity for public comment.
30% local share: Up to each locality (not required). Local governments are not required to seek public input on uses of their collective 30% shares. However, each may choose to seek such input. For example, the Rockland City Council voted to establish a committee to develop spending recommendations for opioid settlement funds. Those recommendations “will then go to Rockland citizens through a participatory budgeting process.”[4] Watch for other opportunities to weigh in on city and county spending decisions, such as city council meetings and town halls.
20% state share: No opportunities available (not required). The state has not established recurring opportunities for the public to provide input on uses of its 20% share.[5]

Can I apply for grants?

Where do I go for updates?

For updates on the Maine Recovery fund share, visit the Maine Recovery Council’s and . The state Attorney General’s (AG) website also contains a calendar of the state’s opioid settlement-related meetings and events, and a linked page directs questions about the Council to .[6]
FAQs from Maine’s AG states that the “best way to find out about what your community is doing with its settlement funds is to call your county administrators, or if your city or town is a participating subdivision[,] … the city or town office” and provides a . See also websites for the individual localities (e.g., , ).
A single resource containing updates specific to the state share could not be found.[7] For general updates, see

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(2). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, Sec. (January 31, 2024). ↑
Bylaws of the Maine Recovery Council, Sec. (January 31, 2024). ↑
Stephen Betts. . The Courier-Gazette. April 5, 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. ↑

Advisory Bodies

Has the state established an advisory body for settlement funds?

Is the state advisory body required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

What is the overall membership of the state advisory body?

The includes fifteen (15) members, eleven (11) of whom are required by Maine’s MOUs and the remainder (4) by state law:

Four (4) members selected by litigating cities and/or counties (“subdivision members”)[14]
Four (4) “state members”:
- Two (2) members appointed by the Governor[15]
- Speaker of the House or their designee[16]

Members of the Council may serve no more than two (2) consecutive two-year terms (i.e., no more than four (4) consecutive years).[26] Current Maine Recovery Council members are listed .

Are local governments required to establish a settlement advisory body? If so, are local advisory bodies required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

What else should I know?

Not applicable.

Citations

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, Sec. 203-C(2). See Amendment to Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds (“2022 Maine Settlement MOU”), Sec. (“Duties”); Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023 (“2023 Maine Settlement MOU”), Sec. (“Duties”). ↑
“Regional Councils” are not specific to the opioid settlements in Maine. Rather, they operate as that support planning and coordination across a range of issue areas. ↑
2022 Maine Settlement MOU, Sec. (“Collaboration”); 2023 Maine Settlement MOU, Sec. (“Collaboration”). ↑

Maine

Maine’s Opioid Settlements

50% Maine Recovery Fund Share

30% Local Share

20% State Share

Decision Making

50% Maine Recovery Fund Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

30% Local Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

20% State Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

Who ultimately decides how to spend this share (and how)?

Are supplantation uses prohibited for this share?

Can I see how this share has been spent?

What else should I know?

Citations

Community Access

Can I provide input on spending?

Can I apply for grants?

Where do I go for updates?

What else should I know?

Citations

Advisory Bodies

Has the state established an advisory body for settlement funds?

Is the state advisory body required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

What is the overall membership of the state advisory body?

Are local governments required to establish a settlement advisory body? If so, are local advisory bodies required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

What else should I know?

Citations

Additional Resources

Maine Attorney General

Maine’s Opioid Settlements

50% Maine Recovery Fund Share

30% Local Share

20% State Share

Total Funds

Allocation

Mechanism

Decision Making

20% State Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

Who ultimately decides how to spend this share (and how)?

Are supplantation uses prohibited for this share?

Can I see how this share has been spent?

What else should I know?

Citations

50% Maine Recovery Fund Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

30% Local Share

Where do these monies live?

What can this share be spent on?

Additional Resources

Maine Attorney General

Who ultimately decides how to spend this share (and how)?

Are supplantation uses prohibited for this share?

Can I see how this share has been spent?

What else should I know?

Citations

Who ultimately decides how to spend this share (and how)?

Are supplantation uses prohibited for this share?

Can I see how this share has been spent?

What else should I know?

Citations

Community Access

Can I provide input on spending?

Can I apply for grants?

Where do I go for updates?

What else should I know?

Citations

Advisory Bodies

Has the state established an advisory body for settlement funds?

Is the state advisory body required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?

What is the overall membership of the state advisory body?

Are local governments required to establish a settlement advisory body? If so, are local advisory bodies required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?