An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Construct and Upgrade Water Pollution Control Facilities and Public Water Systems, Clean Up Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, Remove Hazardous Materials from Schools, Comply with Federal Storm Water Regulations, Make Public Water System Improvements, Replace Air Quality Monitoring Equipment, Establish Hospice Services, Repair State-owned Dams and Remediate Lead Paint
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1001
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: COWGER, KOFFMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1001 
S.P.341 
In Senate, February 24, 2005 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Construct and 
Upgrade Water Pollution Control Facilities and Public Water 
Systems, Clean Up Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, 
Remove Hazardous Materials from Schools, Comply with Federal 
Storm Water Regulations, Make Public Water System 
Improvements, Replace Air Quality Monitoring Equipment, 
Establish Hospice Services, Repair State-owned Dams and 
Remediate Lead Paint 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator COWGER of Kennebec. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative: KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor. 
Printtd on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Preamble. 
Two 
thirds of both Houses of the Legislature 
deeming it necessary in accordance with the Constitution of 
Maine, Article IX, Section 14 to authorize the issuance of bonds 
on behalf of the State of Maine to provide funds as described in 
this Act, 
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 
$17,500,000 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 
Act and all sums coming due for payment of bonds at maturity. 
Sec. 5. Disbursement of bond proceeds. 
The proceeds of the 
bonds must be expended as set out in this Act under the direction 
and supervision of the Department of Environmental Protection, 
the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
Inland 
Fisheries 
and 
Wildlife 
and 
the 
Maine 
State 
Housing 
Authority. 
Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. 
of the sale of the bonds authorized under this 
expended as designated in the following schedule. 
Page l-LR224l(1) 
The proceeds 
Act must be 
ENVIROltMENTAL PROTECTIOH, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Loans and grants to construct 
and upgrade water pollution control 
facilities matched by $13,000,000 in 
federal funds. 
Funds to abate, clean up and remediate 
threats to public health and the 
environment from uncontrolled 
hazardous substance sites and landfills 
to match $2,000,000 in federal funds. 
Funds to reduce threats to public 
health and the environment by 
removing hazardous materials from 
schools. 
Grants to match local money and 
assist urban municipalities in 
complying with new federal 
storm water regulations. 
Funds to replace air quality monitoring 
equipment to inform the public of air 
quality emergencies. 
3D 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Grants and low-interest loans to 
construct and upgrade public water 
systems matched by $17,500,000 in 
federal funds. 
Grants to build new hospices and 
establish hospice services statewide. 
INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Funds to address critical safety 
hazards by repairing state-owned 
dams. 
MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY 
Funds to remediate lead paint in 
low-income households. 
$6,600,000 
$2,950,000 
$1,000,000 
$300,000 
$150,000 
$3,500,000 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
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 
deauthorized 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 
bond anticipation notes for an additional amount of time not to 
exceed 5 years. 
Sec. 10. 
Referendum for ratification; submission at statewide 
election; form of question; effective date. 
This Act must be submitted 
to the legal voters of the State at a statewide election held on 
the Tuesday following the first Monday of November 
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 $17,500,000 bond issue for the following 
purposes: 
(1) 
The sum of $6,600,000 to construct and upgrade water 
pollution control facilities, providing the state match for 
$13,000,000 in federal funds; 
(2) 
The 
sum 
of 
$2,950,000 
to 
clean 
up 
uncontrolled 
hazardous substance sites and landfills, providing the state 
match for $2,000,000 in federal funds; 
(3) 
The sum of $1,000,000 to remove hazardous materials 
from schools; 
(4) 
The sum of $300,000 to match local money and assist 
municipalities in complying with new federal storm water 
regulations; 
(5) 
The sum of $150,000 to replace air quality monitoring 
equipment to inform the public of air quality emergencies; 
(6) 
The sum of $3,500,000 to support public water system 
improvements that address public health threats, providing 
the state match for $17,500,000 in federal funds; 
(7) 
The 
sum 
of 
$1,000,000 
to 
build 
new 
hospices 
and 
establish hospice services statewide; 
(8) 
The 
sum of $1,000,000 to address safety hazards by 
repairing state-owned dams; and 
(9) 
The 
sum 
of 
$1,000,000 
to 
remediate 
lead paint in 
low-income households?" 
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. 
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SUMMARY 
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The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of 
$17,500,000, will be used for the following purposes: 
1. 
The sum of $6,600,000 
pollution control 
facilities, 
$13,000,000 in federal funds; 
to construct 
providing 
the 
and upgrade water 
state match 
for 
2. 
The sum of $2,950,000 to clean up uncontrolled hazardous 
substance sites and landfills, providing the state match for 
$2,000,000 in federal funds; 
3. 
The sum of $1,000,000 to remove hazardous materials from 
schools; 
4. 
The 
municipalities 
regulations; 
sum of $300,000 
in 
complying 
to match 
with 
new 
local money and 
federal 
storm 
assist 
water 
5. 
The sum of $150,000 to replace air quality monitoring 
equipment to inform the public of air quality emergencies; 
6. 
The sum of $3,500,000 to support public water system 
improvements that address public health threats, providing the 
state match for $17,500,000 in federal funds; 
7. 
The 
sum 
of 
$1,000,000 
to 
build 
new 
hospices 
and 
establish hospice services statewide; 
8. 
The 
sum of $1, 000,000 
to address safety hazards 
by 
repairing state-owned dams; and 
9. 
The 
sum 
of 
$1,000,000 
to 
remediate 
lead paint 
in 
low-income households.