An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds for Building Renovations at Campuses of the University of Maine System, the University of Southern Maine and the Maine Community College System
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0999
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: SCHNEIDER, FISCHER, BRENNAN, MILLS, CAIN, DAVIS, EDGECOMB

Legislative Document 
No. 999 
S.P.339 
In Senate, February 24,2005 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Provide Funds 
for Building Renovations at Campuses of the University of Maine 
System, the University of Southern Maine and the Maine 
Community College System 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SCHNEIDER of Penobscot. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative FISCHER of Presque Isle and 
Senators: BRENNAN of Cumberland, MILLS of Somerset, Representatives: CAIN of Orono, 
DAVIS of Falmouth, EDGECOMB of Caribou. 
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Preamble. 
Two 
thirds of both Houses 
deeming it necessary in accordance with 
Maine, Article IX, Section 14 to authorize 
on behalf of the State of Maine to provide 
this Act, 
of the Legislature 
the Constitution of 
the issuance of bonds 
funds as described in 
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 
$12,000,000 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 
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Act and all sums coming due for payment of bonds at maturity. 
Sec. S. Disbursement of bond proceeds. 
The proceeds of the 
bonds must be expended as set out in this Act under the direction 
and supervlSlon of the University of Maine System; 
the Maine 
Community College System; and the University of Southern Maine. 
Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. 
of the sale of the bonds authorized under this 
expended as designated in the following schedule. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM 
The proceeds 
Act must be 
Building renovations on campuses 
of the University of Maine System. 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE 
Improve and expand the facilities of 
the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 
at the University of Southern Maine. 
MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM 
Building renovations at community 
$5,000,000 
$2,000,000 
$5,000,000 
college campuses. 
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 
deauthor ized 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 
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bond anticipation notes for an additional amount of time not to 
exceed 5 years. 
Sec. 10. 
Referendum for ratification; submission at statewide 
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election: form of question: effective date. 
This Act must be submitted 
to the legal voters of the State at a statewide election held in 
June 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 Act by voting on the following 
question: 
"Do you favor 
a 
$12,000,000 bond issue to make bui lding 
renovations at campuses of the University of Maine System 
and the Maine Community College System and to improve and 
expand 
the 
facilities 
of 
the 
Osher 
Lifelong 
Learning 
Institute at the University of Southern Maine?" 
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 
$12,000,000, will be used to make building renovations at all 
campuses 
of 
the 
University 
of 
Maine 
System 
and 
the 
Maine 
Community College System and to improve and expand the facilities 
of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of 
Southern Maine. 
The Osher Foundation has offered to provide 
$4,000,000 in private funds to match $2,000,000 in state funds.