Resolve, Extending the Authority of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Convey the Former Maine State Prison Property in Thomaston and the Kennebec Arsenal Property in Augusta for an Additional Five Years (AFfER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1681
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LERMAN, MITCHELL, BARSTOW, BROWNE, CLOUGH, DAVIS, MAZUREK, RECTOR, RICHARDSON

Legislative Document 
No. 1681 
H.P.1188 
House of Representatives, May 23,2005 
Resolve, Extending the Authority of the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services To Convey the Former Maine 
State Prison Property in Thomaston and the Kennebec Arsenal 
Property in Augusta for an Additional Five Years 
(AFfER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator MITCHELL of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, BROWNE of Vassalboro, CLOUGH of 
Scarborough, DAVIS of Augusta, MAZUREK of Rockland, RECTOR of Thomaston, 
RICHARDSON of Warren, Senator: SA V AGE of Knox. 
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Emergency preamble. 
Whereas, acts 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; 
and 
until 
and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, Resolve 1999, 
chapter 56, 
as amended, 
authorizes 
the conveyance of a portion of the Kennebec Arsenal property; and 
Whereas, Resolve 1999, chapter 114 authorizes the conveyance 
of the former Maine State Prison property in Thomaston; and 
Whereas, the authority granted by Resolve 1999, chapters 56 
and 114 is scheduled to expire on June 9, 2005 and August 11, 
2005, respectively; and 
Whereas, this legislation delays 
the expiration of those 
resolves by 5 years; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Resolve 1999, c. 56, §8, amended. Resolved: 
1999, 
c. 
56, 
§8, 
as amended by Resolve 2001, 
c. 
amended to read: 
That Resolve 
76, 
§1, is 
Sec. 8. 
Sunset provision. 
Resolved: 
That 
this 
resolve 
is 
repealed 
years 
from its effective date, 
except that, with 
respect to the portion of the Kennebec Arsenal referenced in 
section 3, subsection 2 of this resolve, this resolve is repealed 
on June 9, 6999 2010. 
; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Resolve 1999, c. 114, §7, amended. Resolved: 
That Resolve 
1999, c. 114, §7 is amended to read: 
Sec. 7. Repealed. Resolved: 
That this resolve is repealed 
§ 
yea~s-~~em-its-e~~eetiye-Qate August 11, 2010. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
Resolve 
1999, 
chapter 
56, 
as 
amended 
by 
Resolve 
2001, 
chapter 
76, 
authorizes 
the 
conveyance 
of 
a 
portion of 
the 
Kennebec Arsenal property in Augusta. 
Resolve 1999, chapter 114 
authorizes 
the 
conveyance 
of 
the 
former 
Maine 
State Prison 
property in Thomaston. 
The authority granted by Resolve 1999, 
chapters 56 and 114 is scheduled to expire on June 9, 2005 and 
August 11, 2005, respectively. 
This bill delays the expiration 
of those resolves by 5 years.