An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining To Storm Water Management and To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Drinking Water Management No. 2169 January 24, 2008
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2169
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: BARTLETT, BLISS
Amends: 38 MRSA §420-D

Legislative Document 
S.P.830 
An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining To Storm Water 
Management and To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for 
Drinking Water Management 
No. 2169 
January 24, 2008 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator BARTLETT of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative BLISS of South Portland. 
Printed 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: 
PART A 
Sec. A-I. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§7, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
H. Disturbed areas created after January 1, 2008 of 5 acres or less associated with 
utility substations are required to meet only the basic standards under storm water 
management rules adopted by the department. 
Sec. A-2. Retroactivity. This act applies retroactively to January 1,2008. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-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 $1,700,000 for the purposes described in section 6 of this Part. 
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. B-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. B-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 Part. Any unencumbered balances remaining at the completion of the project 
in this Part lapse to the debt service account established for the retirement of these bonds. 
Sec. B-4. Interest and debt retirement. 
The Treasurer of State shall pay 
interest due or accruing on any bonds issued under this Part and all sums coming due for 
payment of bonds at maturity. 
Sec. B-5. Disbursement of bond proceeds. The proceeds of the bonds must be 
expended as set out in this Part under the direction and supervision of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the Department of Environmental Protection. 
I 
Sec. B-6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the 
sale of the bonds authorized under this Part must be expended as designated in the 
following schedule. 
II 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Provides funds for a drinking water 
revolving loan fund in the department to 
be matched by $4,250,000 in other funds. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
Provides funds for a clean water 
treatment facility state revolving loan 
fund to be matched by $4,250,000 in 
other funds. 
$850,000 
$850,000 
Sec. B-7. Contingent upon ratification of bond issue. Sections I to 6 do not 
become effective unless the people of the State ratifY the issuance of the bonds as set 
forth in this Part. 
Sec. B-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. B-9. Bonds authorized but not issued. Any bonds authorized but not 
issued, or for which bond anticipation notes are not issued within 5 years of ratification of 
this Part, are deauthorized and may not be issued, except that the Legislature may, within 
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. B-I0. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; form of 
question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in the month of November following the 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 Part by voting on the following 
question: 
"Do you favor a $1,700,000 bond issue to support drinking water 
programs and to support the construction of clean water treatment 
facilities and will leverage $8,500,000 in other funds?" 
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. If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Part, the 
Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Part 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 Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
referendum. 
SUMMARY 
Part A of this bill requires disturbed areas created after January 1, 2008 that are 
associated with utility substations to meet only the basic standards for storm water 
management under the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection. 
The funds provided by the bond issue in Part B, in the amount of $1,700,000, will be 
used to support drinking water programs and to support the construction of wastewater 
treatment facilities and will leverage $8,500,000 in other funds.