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Sec. X-1. 10 MRSA §1100-T, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 642,
§4 and affected by §12, is further amended to read:

 
A. A tax credit certificate may be issued in an amount
not more than 40% of the amount of cash actually invested
in an eligible Maine business in any calendar year or, for
certificates issued and investments made after June 30,
2002 but before July 1, 2003 and after June 30, 2005, in
an amount not more than 60% of the amount of cash actually
invested in any one calendar year in an eligible Maine
business located in a high-unemployment area, as
determined by rule by the authority. Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A.

 
Sec. X-2. 10 MRSA §1100-T, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 642,
§5 and affected by §12, is further amended to read:

 
C. Aggregate investment eligible for tax credits may not
be more than $5,000,000 for any one business as of the
date of issuance of a tax credit certificate, except that
the aggregate investment eligible for tax credits may not
be more than $1,000,000 for certificates issued and
investments made after June 30, 2003 and before July 1,
2005.

 
Sec. X-3. 10 MRSA §1100-T, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 642,
§6 and affected by §12, is further amended to read:

 
D. The investment with respect to which any individual is
applying for a tax credit certificate may not be more than
an aggregate of $500,000 in any one business in any 3
consecutive calendar years, except that this the
investment with respect to which any individual is
applying for a tax credit certificate may not be more than
an aggregate of $200,000 in any one business in any 3
consecutive calendar years for certificates issued and
investments made after June 30, 2003 and before July 1,
2005.__This paragraph does not limit other investment by
any applicant for which that applicant is not applying for
a tax credit certificate.

 
Sec. X-4. 10 MRSA §1100-T, sub-§2-A, ¶¶A, C and D, as amended by PL 2001,
c. 642, §8 and affected by §12, are further amended to read:

 
A. A tax credit certificate may be issued to an
individual who invests in a private venture capital fund
in an amount that:

 
(1) Is not more than 40% of the amount of cash actually
invested in or unconditionally committed to a private


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