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-SA_K_S418 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "K" 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 5 in the 3rd line 
(page 11, line 7 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"Department of Education, the" 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 5 in the 
4th and 5th lines (page l1, lines 8 
and 9 in amendment) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
"Maine 
State 
Cultural 
Affairs 
Council" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Finance 
Authority of Maine' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 under the 
caption 
"DEPARTMElIT 
OF 
ECON<»IIC 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT" 
by 
striking out all of the 2nd blocked paragraph (page 11, lines 28 
to 42 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'Provides funds to applied technology 
development centers to be competitively 
awarded. ' 
$2,000,000 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 under the 
caption 
"SMALL 
ENTERPRISE 
GRow.r.B 
BOARD" 
in the first blocked 
paragraph in the first line (page 11, line 46 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"$1,000,000" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'$2,000,000' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment in Part D in section 6 
by 
striking out all of those parts relating to the caption "MAINE 
STATE CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL" and the caption "DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION" 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "K" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
(page 12, lines 4 to 17 in amendment) 
and inserting in their 
place the following: 
'FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Provides funds for recapitalization 
$1, 000,000 
of the Economic Recovery Loan Program. ' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 under the 
caption "UNIVERSITY OF MAIU" in the first blocked paragraph in 
the first line (page 12, line 21 in amendment) by striking out 
the following: 
"$2,000,000" 
and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'$4,000,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 under the 
caption "UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM" by striking out all of the 
first blocked paragraph (page 12, lines 30 to 34 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Provides funds to furnish and 
$2,000,000 
outfit the new bioscience building at 
the University of Southern Maine 
with laboratories and equipment.' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 10 by 
striking out all of the question (page 13, lines 15 to 29 in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
"Do 
you 
favor 
a 
$20,000,000 
bond issue to stimulate 
economic growth and job creation through investments in the 
Maine economy in anticipation of approximately $40,000,000 
in federal 
and private 
funds 
for 
medical 
research 
and 
development; applied technology development centers; equity 
investments in small Maine companies with potential for high 
growth; the renovation of Camden Hall on the University of 
Maine Bangor campus for a graduate school for biomedical 
science; 
the 
development 
of 
the 
Laboratory 
for 
Surface 
Science 
Technology; 
recapitalization 
of 
the 
Economic 
Recovery Loan Program and laboratories and equipment for the 
new 
bioscience 
building at 
the 
University 
of 
Southern 
Maine?" , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the economic 
development portions in Part D of the amendment, but retains the 
$20,000,000 total bond package for that part. 
1. 
It removes the $4,000,000 for marine infrastructure. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "K" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
2. 
It adds $2,000,000 under the Department of Economic and 
Community 
Development 
to 
the 
Applied 
Technology 
Development 
Center to be competitively awarded. 
3. 
It increases the $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 under the 
Small Enterprise Growth Board. 
4. 
It removes the $1,000,000 for the New Century Community 
Program. 
5. 
It removes the $1,000,000 for the Sunrise Business and 
Career Center. 
6. 
It adds $1,000,000 to the Finance Authority of Maine 
Economic Recovery Loan Fund. 
7. 
It increases funding for the Laboratory for Surface 
Science Technology from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. 
8. 
It removes the $2,000,000 for the Career Center facility 
in the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College. 
9. 
It 
laboratory and 
adds 
$2,000,000 
for 
the 
bioscience 
building 
equipment at the University of Southern Maine. 
D 
SPONSORED B~~~.A~~~~~~~~ 
(Senator 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
FISCAL 'iOn: REQURED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/28/05 ~ae 
LD998 
LR2238(25) 
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 Senate Amendment" K" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bromley 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment does the following: 
1. It eliminates the General Fund bond authorizations totaling $8,000,000 for the Marine Infrastructure and 
Technology Fund, the New Century Community Program, the Sunrise Business and Career Center and the career 
center facility at the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College. 
2. It increases the General Fund bond authorizations by $3,000,000 for the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and the 
Laboratory for Surface Science Technology. 
3. It provides General Fund bond authorizations totaling $5,000,000 for the Applied Technology Development 
Centers, the Maine Economic Recovery Loan Fund and the bioscience building at the University of Southern Maine. 
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