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_B_S408 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "8" 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 1 in the 4th line 
(page 10, line 27 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"$20,000,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'$20,500,000' 
Further 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 in section 6 under the 
caption 
"DEPARTMEB'T 
OF 
ECONOMIC 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT" 
by 
inserting at the end the following: 
'Provides funds to allow a consortium of 
Maine research and development companies 
to initiate the planning for an unmanned 
vehicle research and development center to 
be located at the Sanford airport on 
town-donated land. 
Provides funds for capital improvements to 
Eastern Fine Paper Mill in Brewer, owned 
by the City of Brewer, subject to private 
investments of $20,000,000.' 
$500,000 
$1, 000, 000 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE 
AMENDMENT "8" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
Further 
amend the amendment in Part 0 
in section 6 
by 
striking 
out 
all 
of 
that 
part 
related 
to 
"DEPARTMENT 
OF 
EDUCATION" (page 12, lines 13 to 17 in amendment) 
Further amend the amendment in Part 0 in section 10 by 
striking out all of the question and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'''Do 
you 
favor 
a 
$20,500,000 
bond issue to stimulate 
economic growth and job creation through investments in the 
Maine economy in anticipation of approximately $64,000,000 
in 
federal 
and private 
funds 
for 
medical 
research 
and 
development: marine research and development; initiating the 
planning of an unmanned vehicle research and development 
center; capital improvements to Eastern Fine Paper Mill in 
Brewer; 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 
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?" , 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 1 in the 
4th line (page 16, line 19 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: "$8,900,000" and inserting in its place the following: 
'$8,400,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 6 under the 
caption "OBIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM" in the second line (page 17, 
line 35 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$800,000" 
and inserting in its place the following: '$300,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 10 in the 
question in the first line (page 18, line 18 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"$8,900,000" and inserting in its 
place the following: '$8,400,000' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the General Fund bond authorization 
for the Witter Veterinary Technician Facility at the University 
of Maine by $500,000 and authorizes $500,000 for the planning of 
an unmanned vehicle research and development center to be located 
at the Sanford airport. 
It also removes the bond authorization 
for the Sunrise Business and Career Center and adds 
a 
bond 
authorization for capital improvements to the Eastern Fine Paper 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
.. B.. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A It to S. P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
Mill in Brewer in the 
same 
amount of $1,000,000 subject to 
private investments of $20,000,000. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator 
COUNTY: 
FISCAL \'on: REQ[1RED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/28/05 .:;:tvac:.. 
LD998 
LR2238(09) 
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 "13,, to Committee Amendment ,~" 
Sponsor: Sen. Courtney 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund bond authorization of $1 ,000,000 for the development of the Sunrise 
Business and Career Center in the Town of Jonesboro and reduces the General Fund bond authorization for the Witter 
Veterinary Technician Facility at the University of Maine by $500,000. This amendment also authorizes $1,000,000 
for capital improvements to Eastern Fine Paper Mill in Brewer and $500,000 for the planning of an Unmanned 
Vehicle Research and Development Center to be located at the Sanford airport. 
LR2238(9) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1