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Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 24 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$69,800,000" and inserting the following: '$30,000,000'
Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. A-6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under this Part must be expended as designated in the following schedule.
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 10 by striking out the question (page 3, lines 25 to 27 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
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"Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to create jobs in Maine through improvements to highways and marine facilities?"
 
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Amend the amendment in Part B in section 1 in section C-1 in the 3rd line (page 4, line 3 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$15,450,000" and inserting the following: '$14,750,000'
Amend the amendment in Part B in section 2 in section C-6 under the caption "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION" by striking out all of that part designated "Wastewater Treatment Facility State Revolving Loan Fund" (page 4, lines 36 to 42 in amendment) and inserting the following:
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Wastewater Treatment Facility State Revolving Loan Fund		
		
Provides funds for a wastewater treatment facility state revolving loan fund to be matched by $15,000,000$27,500,000 in other funds.	$3,000,000 $5,500,000	
 
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Amend the amendment in Part B in section 3 in section C-10 by striking out the question (page 6, lines 3 to 7 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
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"Do you favor a $10,250,000$14,750,000 bond issue to improve water quality, support drinking water programs and the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to assist farmers in the development of environmentally sound water sources that will leverage $33,250,000$55,750,000 in federal and other funds?"
 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part C.
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in the 2nd to the last line (page 12, line 25 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Part D" and inserting the following: 'Part C'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes a $30,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and marine facilities. It removes language authorizing a $69,800,000 bond issue for improvements to highways, railroads and marine facilities.
It reduces the amount of the bond request in Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part C by $700,000 for the Wastewater Treatment Facility State Revolving Loan Fund.
It removes provisions that amend Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part D to increase the amount of the bond request for the Maine Marine Wind Energy Demonstration Site Fund.