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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>All staff, directors and officers of the Maine Development Foundation are required to sign a disclosure annually after receiving a copy of the conflict of interest policy.</ExplanationTxt>
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