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Amend the amendment by inserting after the Preamble and before the enacting clause the following:
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‘Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  this legislation directs the transfer of funds prior to June 30, 2010; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,’
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: '$47,800,000'
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.
Sec. A-7. Allocation from approved bond issue. The $4,000,000 of the General Fund bond issue authorized by Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part A, section 6 allocated for railroad purposes and approved by the voters of the State at referendum in November 2009 is specifically allocated to capital rail purposes including the purchase and preservation of railroad tracks in Aroostook County and Penobscot County.’
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 7 in the first line (page 3, line 6 in amendment) by striking the following: "6" and inserting the following: '7'
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 10 by striking out all of the question and inserting the following:
 
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"Do you favor a $47,800,000 bond issue to create jobs in Maine through improvements to highways, railroads and marine facilities, including port and harbor structures, and specifying the allocation of $4,000,000 of the transportation bond approved by voters in November 2009 to be used for capital rail purposes?"
 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part B and inserting the following:
PART B
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Sec. B-1. Aroostook County rail task force. The Governor shall establish a task force to work with the Department of Transportation and other interested parties to ensure transparency in the abandonment and acquisition processes and to work on operating arrangements regarding the railroad track located in Aroostook County. The task force must include representatives of the public, private and nonprofit sectors, and include members of the Legislature.’
Amend the amendment in Part C in section 1 in section D-1 in the 3rd line (page 6, line 23 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$38,500,000" and inserting the following: '$26,500,000'
Amend the amendment in Part C by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. C-2. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. D, §5, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. PP, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-5. Disbursement of bond proceeds. The proceeds of the bonds must be expended as set out in this Part under the direction and supervision of the Public Utilities Commission, the University of Maine System, the Maine Maritime Academy and the Maine Community College System.
Sec. C-3. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. D, §6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. PP, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-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.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION		
		
Public Utilities Commission		
		
Provides funds for weatherization and energy efficiency programs for low and middle income households and small businesses. If the energy efficiency programs of the commission are transferred to another entity established by the Legislature, the commission shall transfer all unexpended funds to that entity.	$12,000,000	
		
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM		
		
University of Maine System		
		
Provides funds for energy and infrastructure upgrades at all campuses of the University of Maine System.	$9,500,000	
		
MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM		
		
Maine Community College System		
		
Provides funds for energy and infrastructure upgrades at all campuses of the Maine Community College System.	$5,000,000	
		
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY		
		
Maine Maritime Academy		
		
Provides funds for energy and infrastructure upgrades at the Maine Maritime Academy.	$1,000,000	
		
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES		
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM		
		
Maine Marine Wind Energy Demonstration Site Fund		
		
Provides funds for research, development and product innovation associated with developing one or more ocean wind energy demonstration sites. It also provides funding for robotics equipment to accelerate wind energy components manufacturing in the State. The funds will leverage $24,500,000 in other funds.	$6,000,000 $11,000,000	

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Amend the amendment in Part C in section 3 in section D-10 by striking out all of the question and inserting the following:
 
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"Do you favor a $33,500,000 bond issue to provide for investments in weatherization and energy efficiency projects; for infrastructure and energy efficiency upgrades at campuses of the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy; and for the creation of a fund to develop one or more ocean wind energy demonstration sites?" "Do you favor a $26,500,000 bond issue that will create jobs through investment in an off-shore wind energy demonstration site and related manufacturing to advance Maine's energy independence from imported foreign oil, that will leverage $24,500,000 in federal and other funds and for energy improvements at campuses of the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System and Maine Maritime Academy in order to make facilities more efficient and less costly to operate?"
 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part H and inserting the following:
PART H
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Sec. H-1.  PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. DD, §§2 to 5  are repealed.
Sec. H-2. PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. MMM, §2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. UUU, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. MMM-2. Transfer; Maine Budget Stabilization Fund.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1536 or any other provision of law, $8,279,283$5,597,244 of the balance in General Fund unappropriated surplus on June 30, 2010 and $2,488,702 of the balance in General Fund unappropriated surplus on June 30, 2011 must be transferred to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund no later than June 30, 2011 after all budgeted financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made.
Sec. H-3.  PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. CCC, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. CCC-1. Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $68,200,000$63,000,000 on June 30, 2010 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. On July 1, 2010, the State Controller shall transfer $68,200,000$63,000,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to Other Special Revenue Funds as repayment. This transfer is considered an interfund advance.
Sec. H-4. Transfer from short-term emergency contingency account. The State Controller shall transfer $5,427,961 from the short-term emergency contingency account established pursuant to Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Part KK to the General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2010.
Sec. H-5. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2009-10 to the Department of Transportation, Railroad Assistance Program, General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal year 2009-10, the State Controller shall transfer up to $7,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, Railroad Assistance Program, General Fund account after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and as the first priority after the transfers required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507 and 1511 and before the transfer required pursuant to Title 5, section 1536.
Sec. H-6. Transfers considered adjustment to appropriations. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, amounts transferred pursuant to this Part are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2010-11. These funds may be allotted by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.
Sec. H-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Railroad Assistance Program 0350
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the acquisition of track in Aroostook County currently owned and operated by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway. These funds may not lapse, but must be carried forward to carry out the intent of this appropriation.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Capital Expenditures	$0	$7,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$7,000,000	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$7,000,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$7,000,000	

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF
 
Debt Service - Treasury 0021
 
Initiative: Provides funding for debt service in fiscal year 2010-11 to accommodate an additional $44,300,000 bond authorization.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$1,110,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,110,000	

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$1,110,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$1,110,000	

SECTION TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$8,110,000	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$8,110,000	
 
PART I
Sec. I-1.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. B, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. B-1. Authorization of bonds. The Treasurer of State is authorized, under the direction of the Governor, to issue bonds in the name and on behalf of the State in an amount not exceeding $25,000,000$23,750,000 for the purposes described in section 6 of this Part. The bonds are a pledge of the full faith and credit of the State. The bonds may not run for a period longer than 10 years from the date of the original issue of the bonds. At the discretion of the Treasurer of State, with the approval of the Governor, any issuance of bonds may contain a call feature.
Sec. I-2.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. B, §6  is amended to read:
Sec. B-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.

MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION		
		
Establishes a revolving fund for the purpose of acquiring significant historic properties.	$1,500,000 $1,250,000	
		
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT		
		
Provides funds to make investments under the Communities for Maine’s Future Program in competitive community and economic revitalization projects, which must be matched with at least $3,500,000.	$3,500,000	
		
Maine Technology Institute		
		
Provides funds for research and development and commercialization as prioritized by the Office of Innovation’s current Science and Technology Action Plan for Maine. The funds must be allocated to environmental and renewable energy technology, biomedical anand biotechnology, aquaculture and marine technology, composite materials technology, advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture, information technology and precision manufacturing technology through a competitive process and must be awarded to Maine-based public and private institutions and must be awarded to leverage matching funds of at least $3,000,000.	$3,000,000	
		
Brunswick Naval Air Station Redevelopment		
		
Provides for redevelopment projects at the Brunswick Naval Air Station, including the rehabilitation of buildings, federal Americans with Disabilities Act and fire code compliance and other site improvements, including up to $4,750,000 for the development of a higher education engineering and economic development center. These funds will leverage $32,500,000 in federal funds.	$8,000,000	
		
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE		
		
Provides grants for food processing for fishing, agricultural, dairy and lumbering industries within the State.	$1,000,000	
		
Economic Recovery Loan Program	$3,000,000	
		
Small Enterprise Growth Fund		
		
Provides funds for disbursements to qualifying small businesses in the State seeking to pursue eligible projects.	$5,000,000 $4,000,000	
 
Sec. I-3.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. B, §10  is amended to read:
Sec. B-10. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; form of question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at a statewide election held in June 2010 following passage of this Act. The municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a statewide election, to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this Part by voting on the following question:

"Do you favor a $25,000,000$23,750,000 bond issue to provide capital investment to stimulate economic development and job creation by making investments under the Communities for Maine’s Future Program and in historic properties; providing funding for research and development investments awarded through a competitive process; providing funds for disbursements to qualifying small businesses; and providing grants for food processing for fishing, agricultural, dairy and lumbering businesses within the State and redevelopment projects at the Brunswick Naval Air Station that will make the State eligible for over $39,000,000 in federal and other matching funds?"
 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square below the word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review the returns. If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Part, the Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Part becomes effective 30 days after the date of the proclamation.
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum.
PART J
Sec. J-1.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. E, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. E-1. Authorization of bonds. The Treasurer of State is authorized, under the direction of the Governor, to issue bonds in the name and on behalf of the State in an amount not exceeding $10,000,000$9,750,000 for the purposes described in section 6 of this Part. The bonds are a pledge of the full faith and credit of the State. The bonds may not run for a period longer than 10 years from the date of the original issue of the bonds. At the discretion of the Treasurer of State, with the approval of the Governor, any issuance of bonds may contain a call feature.
Sec. J-2.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. E, §5, sub-§5  is amended to read:
5. Of the bond proceeds allocated to the Land for Maine's Future Board, $2,000,000$1,750,000 must be made available to protect working waterfront properties in accordance with Public Law 2005, chapter 462, Part B, section 6.
Sec. J-3.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. E, §6  is amended to read:
Sec. E-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.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT		
		
State Planning Office		
		
Land for Maine’s Future Board		
		
Provides funds in order to leverage $6,500,000 in other funds to be used for the acquisition of land and interest in land for conservation; water access, wildlife and fish habitat; outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing; and farmland preservation.	$6,500,000	
		
Provides funds to be used for working farmland preservation in order to leverage $1,000,000 in other funds.	$1,000,000	
		
Provides funds to be used for working waterfront preservation in order to leverage $2,000,000$1,750,000 in other funds.	$2,000,000 $1,750,000	
		
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION		
		
Bureau of Parks and Lands		
		
Provides funds to preserve state parks and properties managed by the Department of Conservation.	$500,000	
 
Sec. J-4.  PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. E, §10  is amended to read:
Sec. E-10. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; form of question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at a statewide election held in November 2010 following passage of this Act. The municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a statewide election, to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this Part by voting on the following question:

"Do you favor a $10,000,000$9,750,000 bond issue to invest in land conservation and working waterfront preservation and to preserve state parks to be matched by $9,500,000$9,250,000 in federal and other funds?"
 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square below the word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review the returns. If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Part, the Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Part becomes effective 30 days after the date of the proclamation.
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to:
1. Add an emergency preamble and emergency clause;
2. Reduce from $17,000,000 to $7,000,000 the amount in bonds authorized for the purchase and preservation of railroad track in Aroostook County;
3. Reduce from $5,000,000 to $4,000,000 the amount in bonds authorized for the Mountain Division Railroad;
4. Reduce from $7,000,000 to $6,500,000 the amount in bonds authorized for the Ocean Gateway deep water pier;
5. Reduce from $1,000,000 to $500,000 the amount in bonds authorized for the Small Harbor Improvement Program;
6. Authorize the specific allocation of $4,000,000 of the transportation bond approved by voters in November 2009 to be used for capital rail purposes;
7. Direct the Governor to establish an Aroostook County rail task force;
8. Eliminate the increases in the amount of the bond request in Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part C for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund and the Wastewater Treatment Facility State Revolving Loan Fund;
9. Eliminate the allocation in the bond request in Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part D for weatherization and energy efficiency programs; and
10. Appropriate $7,000,000 to fund the acquisition of railroad track in Aroostook County; and transfers funds from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund and the short-term emergency contingency account established pursuant to Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Part KK to partially fund the acquisition. It also reduces the amount of the one-day borrowing from Other Special Revenue Funds authorized in Public Law 2009, chapter 571, Part CCC by $5,200,000 from $68,200,000 to $63,000,000.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)