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_E_S411 (Senate)

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SENATE 
AMENDMENT "E" 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: 
'the Department of Education,' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D 
striking out 
all of 
that part 
relating to 
EDUCATI(If" (page 12, lines 13 to 17 in amendment) 
in section 6 
"DEPARTMENT 
by 
OF 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 in that 
part relating to 
"UNIVERSITY 
OF 
MAINE" 
in the 
2nd 
blocked 
paragraph in the first line (page 12, line 24 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 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 $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 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "f'" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
L.D. 998 
338, 
school 
for 
biomedical 
science; 
the 
development 
of 
the 
Laboratory for Surface Science Technology; and capital costs 
and 
equipment 
for 
the 
career 
center 
facility 
at 
the 
University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College?'" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the authorization for a 
$1, 000,000 
bond issue for the development of the Sunrise Business and Career 
Center 
in the 
Town 
of 
Jonesboro 
and 
instead increases 
the 
$1,000,000 bond issue to renovate Camden Hall on the University 
of Maine Bangor 
campus for 
a 
graduate school for biomedical 
science to $2,000,000. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator TURNER) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attac~~~)_ 
• 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07 128/05 ~ac:.. 
LD998 
LR2238(23) 
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 ,,£., to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Turner 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment deletes the $1,000,000 bond authorization for the Sunrise Business and Career Center in the Town of 
Jonesboro and increases by $1,000,000 the bond authorization for the renovation of Camden Hall on the University of 
Maine Bangor campus. 
LR2238(23) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1