An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0998
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_C_H721 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,C" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S. P . 338, 
L.D. 998, Bill, "An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation 
Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for Improvements to 
Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry 
Vessels 
and 
Ferry 
and 
Port 
Facilities; 
Port 
and 
Harbor 
Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements to 
Railroad 
Structures; 
and 
Statewide 
Trail 
and 
Pedestrian 
Improvements" 
Amend the amendment in Part D in section 1 in the 4th line 
(page 10, line 27 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"$20,000,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'$22,000,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 under the 
caption 
"DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ECONOMIC 
ARD 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT" 
by 
inserting after the 2nd blocked paragraph the following: 
'Provides funds for a cold water 
aquaculture research facility at 
the Thomas M. Teague Biotechnology 
Park in Fairfield' 
$2,000,000 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 10 in the 
question in the first line (page 13, line 15 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"$20,000,000" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'$22,000,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 10 in the 
question in the 5th line (page l3, line 19 in amendment) 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
following: 
"marine 
research 
and 
development;" the following: 
'a cold water aquaculture research 
facility at the Thomas M. Teague Biotechnology Park in Fairfield;' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "V, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S. P . 338, L . D . 
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes a bond issue in the amount of 
$2,000,000 for a cold water aquaculture research facility at the 
Thomas M. Teague Biotechnology Park in Fairfield. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative FINCH) 
TOWN: 
Fairfield 
HOUSE 
FISC.-\L '\OTF. REQUItED 
I SL'L alluched) 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/28/05 frae 
LD998 
LR 2238(14) 
An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds 
for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and 
Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and 
Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,~, to Committee Amendment 'ff 
Bond Issues 
General Fund - Non-taxable 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Finch 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Term(years) 
Fiscal Note 
Principal 
$2,000,000 
Rate (%) 
4.1% 
Interest 
$451,000 
Total Cost 
$2,451,000 
This amendment provides a General Fund bond authorization of $2,000,000 to fund a cold water aquaculture research 
facility at the Thomas Teague Biotechnology Center in Fairfield. 
LR2238(14) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1