| | Section 1 supplies the appropriate calendar date for a | reference to the effective date of a provision of law, makes | grammatical changes and changes gender-specific language. |
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| | Section 2 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 1997, | chapters 752 and 788, which affected the same provision of law. | Public Law 1997, chapter 752 added a cross-reference to | specifically permit the issuance of bonds for correctional | facilities and chapter 788 increased the bonding authority of the | Maine Governmental Facilities Authorities and changed the | necessary vote of approval of the Legislature from a 2/3 vote to | a majority vote. This section incorporates the changes made by | both laws. |
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| | Section 3 corrects the stated number of members of a | commission to reflect the total number described. It also makes | a grammatical change. |
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| | Section 4 corrects a numbering conflict created by Public Law | 1997, chapters 563 and 564, which enacted 2 substantively | different provisions with the same number. |
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| | Section 5 replaces a comma that was removed in error when this | provision of law was last amended. |
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| | Sections 6 and 7 correct a conflict created by Public Law | 1997, chapters 643 and 655, which affected the same provision of | law. Chapter 643 changed the reporting date of the State Budget | Officer and chapter 655 clarified an internal cross-reference. | The conflict is corrected by incorporating the changes made by | both laws. This correction is retroactive to April 1, 1998, the | effective date of Public Law 1997, chapter 643. |
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| | Section 8 corrects an error in mechanics by removing an "and" | and replacing it with a comma so that it is clearly understood | that the economist from the University of Maine System is | selected only by the chancellor. |
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| | Sections 9 and 10 correct a cross-reference by repealing the 2 | subsections that make reference to Title 24-A, section 1525, | which was repealed by Public Law 1997, chapter 457, section 27. |
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| | Section 11 supplies the appropriate calendar date for a | reference to the effective date of a provision of law and also | corrects grammatical errors. |
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| | Section 12 supplies the appropriate calendar date for a | reference to the effective date of a provision of law. |
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