An Act To Authorize Bond Issues for Ratification by the Voters for the June 2010 Election
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1826
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: CAIN, DIAMOND, ADAMS, AYOTTE, BEAUDETTE, BECK, BERRY, BLANCHARD, BRIGGS, CAMPBELL, CAREY, CLARK, CLEARY, COHEN, CONNOR, DILL, DOSTIE, EVES, FLAHERTY, FLEMINGS, HANLEY, HASKELL, HOGAN, LAJOIE, MARTIN, MAZUREK, MILLER, PEOPLES, PERCY, PERRY, PETERSON, PILON, PINGREE, PRATT, PRIEST, ROTUNDO, RUSSELL, SCHATZ, SMITH, SUTHERLAND, THERIAULT, TREAT, TRINW ARD, VAN WIE, WATSON, WEBSTER, WELSH, WILLETTE, ALFOND, BARTLETT, BLISS, BOWMAN, BRANNIGAN, BRYANT, CRAVEN, GOOLEY, HOBBINS, MARRACHE, MITCHELL, NUTTING, SCHNEIDER, SHERMAN

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12-4th MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1826 
H.P.1313 
House of Representatives, March 25, 2010 
An Act To Authorize Bond Issues for Ratification by the Voters for 
the June 2010 Election 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CAIN of Orono. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland and 
Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, AYOTTE of Cas weI 1, BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, 
BECK of Waterville, BERRY of Bowdoinham, BLANCHARD of Old Town, BRIGGS of 
Mexico, CAMPBELL of Newfield, CAREY of Lewiston, CLARK of Millinocket, CLEARY 
of Houlton, COHEN of Portland, CONNOR of Kennebunk, CORNELLdu HOUX of 
Brunswick, DILL of Cape Elizabeth, DOSTIE of Sabattus, EVES of North Berwick, 
FLAHERTY of Scarborough, FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor, HANLEY of Gardiner, HASKELL 
of Portland, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, WALSH INNES ofYannouth, LAJOIE of 
Lewiston, MacDONALD of Boothbay, MARTIN of Orono, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
MAZUREK of Rockland, McCABE of Skowhegan, MILLER of Somerville, MITCHELL of 
the Penobscot Nation, PEOPLES of Westbrook, PERCY of Phippsburg, PERRY of Calais, 
PETERSON of Rumford, PIEH ofBremeil, PILON of Sa co, Speaker PINGREE of North 
Haven, PIOTTlofUnity, PRATT of Eddington, PRIEST of Brunswick, ROTUNDO of 
Lewiston, RUSSELL of Portland, SCHATZ of Blue Hill, SMITH of Monmouth, STUCKEY of : 
Portland, SUTHERLAND of Chapman, THERIAULT of Madawaska, TREAT of Hallowell, 
TRINW ARD of Waterville, VAN WIE of New Gloucester, WATSON of Bath, WEBSTER of 
Freeport, WELSH of Rockport, WILLETTE of Presque Isle, Senators: ALFOND of 
Cumberland, BARTLETT of Cumberland, BLISS of Cumberland, BOWMAN of York, 
BRANNIGAN of Cumberland, BRYANT of Oxford, CRAVEN of Androscoggin, DAMON of 
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Hancock, GERZO~SKY ofCumberlan9, GOOLEY of Franklin, HOBBINS of York, 
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JACKSON of Aroostook, MARRACHE of Kennebec, President MITCHELL of Kennebec, 
NUTTING of Androscoggin, PERRY of Penobscot, SCHNEIDER of Penobscot, SHERMAN 
of Aroostook, SIMPSON of Androscoggin, SULLIVAN of York. 
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Preamble. Two thirds of both Houses of the Legislature deeming it necessary in 
accordance with the COilstitution .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 ofthe State of Maine as follows: . 
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Sec. A-I. Authorization of bonds. The Treasurer of State is authorized, under 
the direction of the Governor, to isslie bonds in the name and on behalf of the State in an 
amount not exceeding $62,000,000 for the purpo~es 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. A-2. 
R.ecords 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. A-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 ofthe 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 ofthese bonds. 
Sec. A-4. Interest and debf 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. 
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Sec. A-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 
Transportation. 
Sec. A-6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the 
sale of the bonds authorized under this Part rhustbe expended as designated in the 
following schedule. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
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General Fund 
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Provides funds for highway improvements, 
including $28,000,000 for state. highway 
reconstruction and paving and $3,000,000 
for a municipal highway challenge grant 
.program. 
Provides funds for railroads, inCluding 
$17,000,000 to purchase and preserve 
approximately 240 miles of railroad track 
in Aroostook County currently owned and 
operated by the Montreal, Maine and 
Atlantic Railway and $5,000,000 to 
purchase a portion of rail line and to make 
other improvements related to improved 
freight rail service and preparation for 
future passenger rail service to Lewiston 
and Auburn. 
Provides funds for marine-related 
improvements,.including $8,000,000 for 
the Ocean Gateway deep water pier and 
$1,000,000 for challenge grants from the 
Small Harbor Improvement Prograin. 
$31,000,000 
$22,000,000 
$9,000,000 
Sec. A-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 Donds as set 
forth in this Part. 
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Sec. A-S. 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. 
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Sec. A-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 5years. 
Sec. A-tO. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; form of 
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question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters ofthe State at 
a statewide .election held in the month of June following passage of this Act. 
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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 $62,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways, 
railroads and marine facilities, including port and harbor structures, 
which will create jobs' in Maine?" " 
The legal voters of each city, towna~d plantation shall vote by ballot on this question 
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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 thi~ 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. 
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PARTB 
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Sec. B-1. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. C, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. C-l. Authorization of bonds. The Treasurer .of State is authorized, under 
the direction of the Governor, toissue bonds in the name and on behalf of the State in an 
amount not ~xceeding $10,250,000 $17,250,000 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 1 o 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 fea~re.· 
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Sec. B-2. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. C, §6 is amended to read: 
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Sec. C-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. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
IlUMAN SERVICES 
Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan 
Fund 
Provides funds for a drinking water. 
revolving loan fund to acquj:re, design, 
plan, construct, enlarge, repair; protect or 
improve drinking water supplies or 
treatment systems to be matched by 
$17.000.000 $27,000,000 in other funds. 
$3.400.000 $5,400,000 
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DEPARTMENTQF 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
Small Community Grant Program 
Provides funding for grants totowns to 
$1,000,000 $2,800,000 
help replace malfunctioning septic systems 
that are polluting a water body or causing a 
public nuisance. 
Wastewater Treatment Facility State 
Revolving Loan Fund 
Provides funds for a wastewater treatment 
$3,000,000 $6,200,000 
facility state revolving loan fund to be 
matched by $15,000,000 $31,000,000 in 
other funds. 
Uncontrolled Sites 
Provides funds to investigate and clean up 
$750,000, 
uncontrolled hazardous substance 
contamination at sites posing unacceptable 
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threats to'public health and water quality. 
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Wastewater Treatment Facility 
Construction Grants 
Provides funds for wastewater treatment 
$600,000 
facility construction grants to be matched 
by $900,000 in other funds. 
Overboard Discharge 
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Provides funds to assist homeowners 
whose homes are serviced by substandard 
or malfunctioning waste water treatment' 
systems, inCluding straight pipe discharges, . 
individual overboard discharge systems, 
subsurface waste water disposal systems, 
septic tanks, leach fields and cesspools, 
which systems result in direct discharges of 
dorhestic pollutants to the surface waters of 
the State. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES 
Agriculture Water Source Development 
Program 
Provides funds to assist farmers in the 
development of environmentally sound 
water sources to manage weather-related 
risk and to comply with in-streamflow , 
rules that will leverage $350,000 in other 
funds. 
Sec. B-3. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. C, §1O is amended to read: 
$500,000 
$1,000,000, 
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Sec. C-JO. Referendum for ratification; submission ateJectimll; form of 
question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in June 2010 following passag~ of this Act. The municipal 
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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 $10,250,000 $17,250,000 bond issue to improve water 
quality, support drinking water programs and the construction of 
wastewater treatment facilities and te assist farmers in the development 
of environmentally sound water sources that will leverage $33.250.000 
$59,250,000 in federal and other funds?" 
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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 
d~clared 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 
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The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, towJ.1 and plantation all 
. ballots, returns and copies of this Part necessary to carry out the purpQses of this 
referendum. 
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PARTC 
Sec. C-l. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. D, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. D-l. AuthoriZation of bonds. The Treasurer of State is authorized, under 
the direction of the Governor, to issue bonds in the nam~ and :o~ bel~alf of the State in an 
amount not exceeding $33,500,000 $43,500,000 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 I b years from the date of the original issue of the bonds. 
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At the discretion of the Treasurer of State, with the approval of the Governor, any 
issuance of bonds may contain a call feature. 
Sec. C-2. PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. D, §6 is amended to read: 
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Sec. D-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. 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Public Utilities Commission 
Provides funds for weatherization and 
energy efficiency programs for low and 
middle income households and small 
businesses. If the energy efficiency 
programs of the commission are tri.lnsferred 
t~ another entity established by th~ 
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Legislature, the commission shall transfer 
all unexpended funds to that entity. 
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. Provides funds for large energy efficiency 
and conservation projects focusing on the' 
industrial and commercial sectors in Maine. 
The Efficiency Maine Trust will manage 
the funds in coordination with ongoing 
programs and in a manner consistent with 
long-term state goals and wi II leverage an 
anticipated $25,000,000 in other funds. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM 
University of Maine System 
$12,000,000 
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$5,000,000 
Provides funds for energy and 
infrastructure upgrades at all campuses of 
the University of Maine System. 
MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
SYSTEM 
Maine Community College System 
Provides funds for energy and 
infrastructure upgrades at all campuses of 
the Maine CommunitY College System. 
MAINE MARlITIMlE ACADEMY 
Maine'Maritime Academy 
, Provides funds for energy and 
infrastructure upgrades at the Maine 
Maritime Academy. 
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ADMINISTRATIVlE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES 
Maine Marine Wind Energy 
Demonstration Site Fund 
Provides funds for research, development 
and product innovation associated with 
developing one or more ocean wind energy 
demonstration sites .. It will also provide 
funding for robotics equipment to 
accelerate wind energy components 
manufacturing in Maine. The funds will 
leverage $24,500,000 in other funds. 
$9,509,000 
$5,000,000 
$1,000,000 
$6,000,000 $11,000,000 
Sec. C-3. PL 2009,c. 414, Pt. D~ §10 is amended to read: 
Sec. D-IO. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; fonn of 
question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in June 2010 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 Part by voting on the following question: 
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"Do you favor a $33,500,000 $43,500,000 bond issue to provide for 
investments in 'Neatherization residential and industrial energy efficiency 
projects; for infrastructure and energy efficiency upgrades at campuses of 
the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System 
and the Maine Maritime Academy; and for the creation of a fund to 
. develop one or more ocean wind energy demonstration sites and for 
robotics equipment to accelerate wind energy components manufacturing 
In Maine that will leverage $49,500,000 in federal and other funds?" 
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The legal voters of each city, town arid 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 plantatiori meetings and returns made to the Secretary of 
State in .the same manner as votes for. members of the Legislature. The Governor shall 
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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 shail prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation alI 
baIlots, returns and copies of this Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
referendum. 
SUMMARY 
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Part A authorizes a $62,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways, railroads 
and marine facilities, including port and harbor structures. Part A requires a June 2010 
referendum. 
Part.B increases the amount of the bond request in Public Law 2009, chapter 414, 
Part C for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, the Small Community Grant 
Program and the Wastewater Treatment Facility StateRevolving Loan Fund. 
Part C amends Public Law 2009, chapter 414, Part D to authorize a $5,000,000 bond 
issue for large energy efficiency and conservation projects that focus on the industrial and' 
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commercial sectors in Maine and to increase the amount of the bond request for the 
Maine Marine Wind Energy Demonstration Site Fund in order that the program can 
accelerate wind energy components manufacturing in Maine ..