Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 363 and Private and Special Law 1997, chapter 65 make a partial allocation of the state ceiling on private activity bonds to some issuers for calendar year 1999, but leave a portion of the state ceiling unallocated and do not provide sufficient allocations for certain types of private activity bonds that may require an allocation before the effective date of this Act if not enacted on an emergency basis; and

Whereas, if these bond issues must be delayed due to lack of available state ceiling, the rates and terms under which these bonds may be issued may be adversely affected, resulting in increased costs to beneficiaries or even unavailability of financing for certain projects; 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 enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. Allocation to the Treasurer of State. No portion of the state ceiling for calendar year 1999 was previously allocated to the Treasurer of State. Thirty-five million dollars of the state ceiling previously unallocated is now allocated to the Treasurer of State to be used or reallocated in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 363, subsection 5. No portion of the state ceiling for calendar year 2000 is allocated to the Treasurer of State.

Sec. 2. Allocation to the Finance Authority of Maine. The $25,000,000 of the state ceiling for calendar year 1999 previously allocated to the Finance Authority of Maine remains allocated to the Finance Authority of Maine to be used or reallocated in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 363, subsection 6 for calendar year 1999. Twenty-five million dollars of the state ceiling for calendar year 2000 is allocated to the Finance Authority of Maine to be used or reallocated in accordance with Title 10, section 363, subsection 6.

Sec. 3. Allocation to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank. The $10,000,000 of the state ceiling for calendar year 1999 previously allocated to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank remains

allocated to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank to be used or reallocated in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title