(4) A misrepresentation has been made of a material fact in any application, report, affidavit or other document required by this chapter; or.

Sec. 9. 31 MRSA §408, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 552, §2 and affected by §4, is repealed.

Sec. 10. 31 MRSA §408, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 552, §2 and affected by §4, is amended to read:

3. Reinstatement. A domestic limited partnership that has been suspended under this section may be reinstated by filing proper notification of change of registered agent or registered office, or both, with the Secretary of State, correcting any misrepresentation or providing a list of limited partners and paying all delinquent fees and the penalty as set forth in section 526, subsection 6.

Sec. 11. 31 MRSA §§417 to 419 are enacted to read:

§417.__Merger or consolidation

1.__Definitions.__"Other business entity" or "other business entities" for purposes of this section means domestic or foreign corporations, limited liability companies and general partnerships authorized by applicable statutes to merge or consolidate with a limited partnership.

2.__Merger or consolidation.__Pursuant to a plan of merger or consolidation that complies with and is approved in accordance with this section, any one or more limited partnerships may merge or consolidate with or into one or more limited partnerships or other business entities, with the limited partnership or the other business entity as the agreement provides being the surviving or resulting limited partnership or other business entity.

3.__Agreement or plan of merger.__A limited partnership and other business entity that is merging or consolidating pursuant to subsection 2 shall enter into a written agreement or plan of merger or consolidation.__The agreement or plan must state:

A.__The names and current jurisdictions of the participating limited partnerships or other business entities and the name and jurisdiction of the surviving or resulting limited