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| Sec. 10. Referendum for ratification; submission at statewide election; form of question; | | effective date. This Act must be submitted to the legal voters of the | | State of Maine at a statewide election held on the Tuesday | | following the first Monday of November 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 Act by | | voting on the following question: |
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| | | "Do you favor a $2,000,000 bond issue for municipal | | recycling grants and other programs to improve recycling and | | reduce hazardous waste contamination?" |
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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 | | 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 and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor | | of the Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without delay, | | and the Act becomes effective 30 days after the date of the | | proclamation. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, | | town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Act | | necessary to carry out the purpose of this referendum. |
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| | | The bill authorizes a General Fund bond issue in the amount of | | $2,000,000 to reduce household hazardous waste and mercury | | contamination and to increase recycling of municipal solid waste. |
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| | | The amount of $1,500,000 will be provided to the State | | Planning Office to provide funds for the municipal recycling | | capital grants program to be used for the purchase of recycling | | and other equipment and construction in order to increase | | recycling; and for programs to reduce hazardous materials in the | | waste stream through source separation, collection and return to | | manufacturers, recycling or proper disposal. The remaining | | $500,000 will be allocated to the Department of Environmental | | Protection to provide funds to establish regional household | | hazardous waste and mercury collection programs, including | | battery collection. |
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