{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-2251","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §2251","heading":"Intent","body":"The Legislature finds that:\n1.  Insurance protection necessary.  Insurance protection is essential to the proper functioning of this State's political subdivisions;\n2.  Burden on political subdivisions.  The resources of political subdivisions are burdened by the securing of that protection through standard carriers;\n3.  Political subdivision services are vital.  The services provided by this State's political subdivisions are vital to the people of the State; and\n4.  Contributions to pool are public purpose.  All financial and administrative contributions made by a political subdivision to a public self-funded pool, as authorized by chapter 115 and section 3001 and created under this chapter, are made for a public and governmental purpose and that the contributions benefit each contributing political subdivision.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 2: MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 117: PUBLIC SELF-FUNDED POOLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec2251.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"1adf6dc8916fdabfba3eebfbf48a23d95b72361a0644826b650662a29245228c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-2208","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-2252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}