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LR 1
Item 1

 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved, except as otherwise
indicated.

 
SUMMARY

 
Section 1 repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 2,
section 6, subsection 7, which is the lead-in sentence for
former paragraph A that was repealed by Public Law 1991,
chapter 885, Part A, section 1.

 
Section 2 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2001,
chapters 617 and 698, which affected the same provision of
law, by incorporating the changes made by both public laws.
Section 3 makes the change retroactive to August 1, 2002, the
effective date of Public Law 2001, chapter 698.

 
Section 4 corrects a cross-reference and makes a grammatical
change.

 
Section 5 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2001,
chapters 617 and 698, which affected the same provision of
law, by incorporating the changes made by both public laws.
Section 6 makes the change retroactive to August 1, 2002, the
effective date of Public Law 2001, chapter 698.

 
Section 7 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2001,
chapters 617 and 698, which affected the same provision of
law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws. Section
8 makes the correction retroactive to August 1, 2002, the
effective date of Public Law 2001, chapter 698.

 
Section 9 corrects references to the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 13-A, which was repealed by Public Law 2001, chapter
640, Part A, section 1. This section also changes the format
for clarity and corrects grammatical and punctuation errors.
Section 10 makes the changes effective July 1, 2003, the
effective date of Public Law 2001, chapter 640.

 
Section 11 corrects a cross-reference.

 
Section 12 removes a reference to the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 22, section 306-B, which was repealed by
Public Law 2001, chapter 664, section 1.

 
Section 13 strikes "regulations" and replaces it with
"rules" to implement the intent of Public Law 2001, chapter
572.

 
Section 14 corrects a cross-reference.


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