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

 
D. The investment with respect to which any individual or
entity is applying for a tax credit certificate may not be
more than an aggregate of $500,000 in any one eligible
business invested in by a private venture capital fund in
any 3 consecutive calendar years, except that this
paragraph does not limit other investment by any applicant
for which that applicant is not applying for a tax credit
certificate and except that, if the investment with
respect to which any individual or entity is applying for
a tax credit certificate may not be more than an aggregate
of $200,000 in any one eligible business invested in by a
private venture capital fund in any 3 consecutive calendar
years relative to certificates issued and investments made
after June 30, 2003 and before July 1, 2005.__If the
entity applying for a tax credit certificate is a
partnership, limited liability company, S corporation,
nontaxable trust or any other entity that is treated as a
flow-through entity for tax purposes under the federal
Internal Revenue Code, the aggregate limit of $500,000 or
$200,000, as applicable, applies to each individual
partner, member, stockholder, beneficiary or equity owner
of the entity and not to the entity itself. This
paragraph does not limit other investment by any applicant
for which that applicant is not applying for a tax credit
certificate.

 
Sec. X-5. 10 MRSA §1100-T, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 642, §9
and affected by §12, is further amended to read:

 
4. Total of credits authorized. The authority may issue
tax credit certificates to investors eligible pursuant to
subsections 2 and 2-A in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$2,000,000 up to and including calendar year 1996, $3,000,000
up to and including calendar year 1997, $5,500,000 up to and
including calendar year 1998, $8,000,000 up to and including
calendar year 2001, $11,000,000 up to and including calendar
year 2002 2004, $14,000,000 up to and including calendar year
2003, $17,000,000 up to and including calendar year 2004,
$20,000,000 up to and including calendar year 2005,
$23,000,000 up to and including calendar year 2006,
$26,000,000 up to and including


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