An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $16,600,000 To Construct and Upgrade Water Pollution Control Facilities, To Remediate Solid Waste Landfills, To Clean Up Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, To Provide Municipal Stormwater Management Assistance, To Investigate and Remediate Municipal Brownfields, To Construct and Upgrade Public Water Systems and To Remediate Lead Paint in Low-income Households
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1876
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: MARTIN, KOFFMAN, KNEELAND, BENNETT, COWGER, FISCHER, YOUNG

Legislative Document 
No. 1876 
S.P.724 
In Senate, February 25,2004 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of 
$16,600,000 To Construct and Upgrade Water Pollution Control 
Facilities, To Remediate Solid Waste Landfills, To Clean Up 
Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, To Provide Municipal 
Stormwater Management Assistance, To Investigate and Remediate 
Municipal Brownfields, To Construct and Upgrade Public Water 
Systems and To Remediate Lead Paint in Low-income Households 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: KNEELAND of Aroostook, Representatives: BENNETT of Caribou, COWGER of 
Hallowell, FISCHER of Presque Isle, YOUNG of Limestone. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Preamble. 
Two 
thirds of both Houses of the Legislature 
deeming it necessary in accordance with the Constitution of 
Maine, Article IX, Section 14 to authorize the issuance of bonds 
on behalf of the State of Maine to provide funds as described in 
this Act, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 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 
$16,600,000 for the purposes described in section 6 of this Act. 
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. 2. Records of bonds issued kept by Treasurer of State. 
The 
Treasurer of State shall keep an account of each bond showing the 
number of the bond, the name of the successful bidder to whom 
sold, the amount received for the bond, the date of sale and the 
date when payable. 
Sec. 3. 
Sale; 
how negotiated; 
proceeds appropriated. 
The 
Treasurer of State may 
negotiate the 
sale of 
the 
bonds 
by 
direction of the Governor, but no bond may be loaned, pledged or 
hypothecated on behalf of the State. 
The proceeds of the sale of 
the bonds, which must be held by the Treasurer of State and paid 
by the Treasurer of State upon warrants drawn by the State 
Controller, are appropriated solely for the purposes set forth in 
this Act. 
Any unencumbered balances remaining at the completion 
of the project in this Act lapse to the debt service account 
established for the retirement of these bonds. 
Sec. 4. Interest and debt retirement. 
The Treasurer of State 
shall pay interest due or accruing on any bonds issued under this 
Act and all sums coming due for payment of bonds at maturity. 
Sec. 5. Disbursement of bond proceeds. 
The proceeds of the 
bonds must be expended as set out in this Act under the direction 
and supervision of the Department of Environmental Protection, 
the Department of Human Services and the Maine State Housing 
Authority. 
Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. 
of the sale of the bonds authorized under this 
expended as designated in the following schedule. 
The proceeds 
Act must be 
ENVIROlOIERTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPAR'TMERT OF 
Grants to construct and upgrade water 
pollution control facilities matched by 
$12,500,000 
Funds to abate, clean up and remediate 
threats to public health and the 
environment from uncontrolled hazardous 
substance sites, landfills and municipal 
brownfields. 
Grants to assist urban municipalities in 
complying with new federal stormwater 
regulations. 
HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPAR'l'MENT OF 
Grants and low-interest loans to construct 
and upgrade public water systems matched 
by $10,000,000 in federal funds. 
MAINE STATE HOUSING 
AUTHORITY 
Funds to remediate lead paint in low-income 
households. 
'TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 
$11, 000,000 
2,100,000 
500,000 
2,000,000 
1, 000,000 
$16,600,000 
Sec. 7. Contingent upon ratification of bond issue. 
Sections 1 to 
do not become effective unless the people of the State ratify 
the issuance of the bonds as set forth in this Act. 
Sec. 8. Appropriation balances at year-end. 
At the end of each 
fiscal year, all unencumbered appropriation balances representing 
state money carry forward. 
Bond proceeds that have not been 
expended within 10 years after the date of the sale of the bonds 
lapse to General Fund debt service. 
Sec. 9. Bonds authorized but not issued. 
Any bonds authorized 
but not issued, or for which bond anticipation notes are not 
issued 
within 
years 
of 
ratification 
of 
this 
Act, 
are 
deauthorized and may not be issued, except that the Legislature 
may, within 2 years after the expiration of that 5-year period, 
extend the period for issuing any remaining unissued bonds or 
bond anticipation notes for an additional amount of time not to 
exceed 5 years. 
Sec. 10. Referendum for ratification; submission at general election; 
form of question; effective date. 
This Act must be submitted to the 
legal voters of the State at the next general election in the 
month of November 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 general election, to vote on the 
acceptance or rejection of this Act by voting on the following 
question: 
"Do you favor a $16,600,000 bond issue to be used for the 
following purposes: 
(1) 
The 
sum 
of 
$11,000,000 
to 
provide 
grants 
to 
municipalities to assist in financing the construction 
and upgrade of water pollution control facilities to 
leverage an additional $12,500,000 in federal funds; 
(2) 
The 
sum of $2,100,000 
to abate, 
clean up 
and 
remediate threats to public health and the environment 
from uncontrolled hazardous substance sites, landfills 
and municipal brownfields; 
(3) 
The sum of $500,000 
urban municipalities 
in 
stormwater regulations; 
to provide grants to assist 
complying 
with 
new 
federal 
(4) 
The 
sum of $2,000,000 to construct and upgrade 
public water systems to address public health threats 
to leverage an additional $10,000,000 in federal funds; 
and 
(5) 
The sum of $1, 000,000 to provide grants for lead 
paint remediation in low-income households?" 
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 and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in 
favor of this Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without 
delay, and this Act 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 
Act necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum. 
SUMMARY 
The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of 
$16,600,000, will be used for the following purposes: 
1. The sum of $11,000,000 
pollution control 
facilities, 
$12,500,000 in federal funds; 
to construct 
providing the 
and upgrade 
state match 
water 
for 
2. 
The sum of $2,100,000 to abate, clean up and remediate 
threats to public health and the environment from uncontrolled 
hazardous substance sites, landfills and municipal brownfields; 
3. 
The sum of $500,000 to provide grants to assist urban 
municipalities 
in 
complying 
with 
new 
federal 
stormwater 
regulations; 
4. 
The sum of $2,000,000 to construct and upgrade public 
water systems to address public health threats, providing the 
state match for 
$10,000,000 in federal funds; and 
5. 
The sum of $1,000,000 to provide grants for lead paint 
remediation in low-income households.