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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: '$9,050,000'
Amend the amendment in Part B in section 2 in section C-6 under the caption "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES" by striking out all of that part designated "Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund" (page 4, lines 16 to 24 in amendment) and inserting the following:
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Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund		
		
Provides funds for a drinking water revolving loan fund to acquire, design, plan, construct, enlarge, repair, protect or improve drinking water supplies or treatment systems to be matched by $17,000,000$10,000,000 in other funds.	$3,400,000 $2,000,000	
 
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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$16,000,000 in other funds.	$3,000,000 $3,200,000	
 
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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$9,050,000 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$27,250,000 in federal and other funds?"
 
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Amend the amendment in Part D in section 1 by striking out the last sentence (page 9, line 8 in amendment) and inserting the following: 'The $3,500,000 in bonds to be awarded pursuant to section 6 on a competitive basis for a community-based teaching clinic affiliated with or operated by a college of dental medicine may not be issued before July 1, 2010 and the $1,500,000 in bonds to be used to upgrade community-based health care clinics may not be issued before July 1, 2011'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment decreases the amount of the bond request for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund and the Wastewater Treatment Facility State Revolving Loan Fund by $6,400,000. The amendment also specifies that the $3,500,000 of the bonds to be awarded on a competitive basis for a community-based teaching clinic affiliated with or operated by a college of dental medicine may not be issued before July 1, 2010 and the $1,500,000 of the bonds to be used to upgrade community-based health care clinics may not be issued before July 1, 2011.