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Amend the amendment on page 11 by striking out all of subsection 9 (page 11, lines 8 to 20 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘9.  Energy infrastructure benefits fund.  To establish an energy infrastructure benefits fund within the Efficiency Maine Trust. Except as otherwise provided by Title 35A, section 122, subsection 1C or any other law, including the Constitution of Maine, the fund consists of any revenues derived from the use of state-owned land and assets for energy infrastructure development pursuant to Title 35A, section 122. Each fiscal year, 50% of revenues collected in the fund that come from the use of roads, highways or bridges or any other transportation infrastructure as determined by the Department of Transportation must be transferred to the Department of Transportation for transportation purposes, including, but not limited to, increasing the energy efficiency of or reducing reliance on fossil fuels within the transportation system. For the purposes of this subsection, "energy infrastructure" and "state-owned" have the same meanings as in Title 35A, section 122, subsection 1.’
Amend the amendment on page 11 by striking out all of the 3rd indented paragraph (page 11, line 21 in amendment)
Amend the amendment on page 11 by striking out all of section B-2 (page 11, lines 22 to 39 in amendment)
Amend the amendment on page 12 in section B-5 in subsection 1 in the 6th and 7th lines (page 12, lines 39 and 40 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and the uses of the Transportation Efficiency Fund established in Title 23, section 4210-E"
Amend the amendment on page 13 by striking out all of section B-6 (page 13, lines 12 to 20 in amendment) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. B-6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Energy Efficient Transportation System N108
 
Initiative: Provides a base allocation for transportation projects, including, but not limited to, those that increase the energy efficiency of or reduce reliance on fossil fuels within the transportation system.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$500	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$500	
 
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Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that 50% of the revenues in the energy infrastructure benefits fund that come from the use of roads, highways or bridges or any other transportation infrastructure must be transferred to the Department of Transportation for transportation purposes, including, but not limited to, increasing the energy efficiency of or reducing reliance on fossil fuels within the transportation system.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)