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Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue; to make the State's courthouses
compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The proceeds of
the sale of the bonds must be expended as designated in the
following schedule.

 
MAINE GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 
Court Facilities$10,000,000

 
To provide funds for making the State's
courthouses compliant with the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

 
Sec. 7. Contingent upon ratification of bond issue. Sections 1 to 6 do not
become effective unless the people of the State have ratified the
issuance of the bonds as set forth in this Act.

 
Sec. 8. Appropriation balances at year-end. At the end of each fiscal
year, all unencumbered appropriation balances representing state
money carry forward. Bond proceeds that have not been expended
within 10 years after the date of the sale of the bonds lapse to
General Fund debt service.

 
Sec. 9. Bonds authorized but not issued. Any bonds authorized but not
issued, or for which bond anticipation notes are not issued
within 5 years of ratification of this Act, are deauthorized and
may not be issued; except that the Legislature may, within 2
years after the expiration of that 5-year period, extend the
period for issuing any remaining unissued bonds or bond
anticipation notes for an additional amount of time not to exceed
5 years.

 
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:

 
"Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue for making the
State's courthouses compliant with the federal Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990?"

 
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 this Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without
delay, and this Act becomes effective 30 days after the date of
the proclamation.

 
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.

 
SUMMARY

 
The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of
$10,000,000, will be used to make the State's courthouses
compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990.


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