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A.__The end of the month during which the time period for
the tax specified in the municipal referendum expires;

 
B.__The end of the 3rd month following the month during
which the revenue limit specified in the municipal
referendum is reached;

 
C.__The end of the 3rd month after the municipal clerk
forwards to the assessor certification of the discontinuance
of the local option sales and use tax as a result of a
referendum vote conducted in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter; and

 
D.__Five years from the effective date of the tax.

 
If the expiration date provided by this subsection does not allow
the assessor to provide retailers with at least 60 days' notice
of the expiration of the tax, the expiration date is the
beginning of the next succeeding calendar quarter.

 
§1873.__Eligible capital projects

 
The 1% sales and use tax authorized by this chapter may be
adopted only for the purpose of financing one or more eligible
capital projects that have a regional impact.__Property acquired
pursuant to an eligible capital project must be owned by a
governmental body or regional nonprofit organization.__Only the
following types of projects are eligible for financing under this
chapter:

 
1.__Visitor facilities.__A capital project that will generate
regional economic activity or attract and support visitors to a
region, including, but not limited to, a convention and
conference center, an industrial park for regional employers, an
aquarium, the repair and replacement of downtown facilities, a
regional land conservation or recreation project and a sports
arena;

 
2.__Educational facilities.__A capital project involving
construction or renovation that will enhance regional educational
opportunities, including, but not limited to, a regional
vocational center and a high school serving a municipal service
district established pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 112.__An
educational facility project may not be financed unless the
school administrative unit establishes and complies with a
maintenance and capital improvement program as required under
Title 20-A, section 4001 and a facility maintenance plan as
required under Title 20-A, section 15905, subsection 6;


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