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_F_S412 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "r:.. 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 6 under the caption 
"UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM" 
by striking out all of the 2nd to 
6th lines (page 12, lines 30 to 34 in amendment) and inserting in 
their place the following: 
'Provides funds for capital costs and 
equipment for the research wing of the 
biosciences research building on the 
Portland campus of the University of 
Southern Maine. ' 
$2,000,000 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 10 by 
striking out all of the question 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 $44,000,000 
in federal 
and private 
funds 
for 
medical 
research 
and 
development; 
marine 
research 
and 
development; 
equity 
investments in small Maine companies with potential for high 
growth; 
the 
New 
Century 
Community 
Program 
for 
capital 
improvements to cultural resources; the renovation of Camden 
Hall on the University of Maine Bangor campus for a graduate 
school 
for 
biomedical 
science; 
the 
development 
of 
the 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
, 
" 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "1=,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S. P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
Laboratory for Surface Science Technology; capital costs and 
equipment 
for 
the 
biosciences 
research building at the 
University of Southern Maine's Portland campus; 
and the 
development of the Sunrise Business and Career Center in the 
Town of Jonesboro?'" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the authorization for a 
$2,000,000 
bond issue for capital costs and equipment for the career center 
facility at the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn 
College 
and 
instead authorizes 
a 
$2,000,000 
bond 
issue 
for 
capital costs and equipment for the biosciences research wing of 
the science building on the Portland campus of the University of 
Southern Maine. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator TURNER) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
FrSCAL \"on: REQClRED 
(See attached) 
• 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07 128/05 ~ac. 
LD998 
LR2238(24) 
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 "F' to Committee Amendment "A' 
Sponsor: Sen. Turner 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact - General Fund 
"""iscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment deletes the $2,000,000 bond authorization for the career center facility at the University of Southern 
Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College and replaces it with a $2,000,000 bond authorization for capital costs and 
equipment for the biosciences research wing of the science building on the Portland campus of the University of 
Southern Maine. 
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