| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the number of sardine packing companies comprising the | | Maine sardine industry and the Maine Sardine Council has | | declined; and |
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| | | Whereas, the dissolution of the Maine Sardine Council is | | necessary as soon as possible in order to support changes that | | the Maine sardine industry has decided are in the industry's best | | interest; and |
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| | | 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, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 32 MRSA c. 61, sub-c. II, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA c. 713, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4821, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 706, §32, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | No special tax, under chapters 701, 707, 708,and 713 | | may be imposed on any particular industry, nor may an existing | | special tax under those chapters be increased, unless the persons | | required to pay the tax within that industry have given their | | approval, according to the provisions of this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Transfer of assets. On or before March 31, 2000, the Maine | | Sardine Council shall remit $5,000 to the State Treasurer to be | | credited by the State Controller to the marine research fund | | established under the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 12, section 6052, subsection 4. All remaining accrued net | | assets of the Maine Sardine Council as of March 31, 2000, | | including, but not limited to, equipment, cash balances or other | | available funds, must be transferred in accordance with Title 32, | | section 4167, subsection 7 to the 3 packers with representatives | | on the Maine Sardine Council as of January 31, 2000: Stinson | | Seafood Company, Lubec Packing Company and L. Ray Packing | | Company. The assets must be distributed among those 3 packers | | based on each packer's percentage of the total quantity of | | sardines, kippers, steaks and other canned herring products | | packed during calendar years 1998 and 1999, as reported to the | | State Tax Assessor. |
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