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writing request the Governor to provide the necessary money.
Within 30 days of receipt of the request, the Governor shall
transfer sufficient money to the Underground Oil Storage
Replacement Fund from the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund or the
proceeds of bonds of the State issued pursuant to subsection 2. If
at any time the money in the Overboard Discharge Replacement Fund,
exclusive of any amounts reserved by law or rule for direct loans
pursuant to section 1023-E, subsection 3, is insufficient to meet
the expenses and obligations of the authority incurred pursuant to
section 1026-G, as these expenses and obligations are projected by
the authority to become due and payable, the authority shall
request, in writing, the Governor to provide the necessary money.
Within 30 days of receipt of the request, the Governor shall
transfer sufficient money to the Overboard Discharge Replacement
Fund from the State Contingent Account or the proceeds of bonds of
the State issued pursuant to subsection 2.

 
Sec. 29. 10 MRSA §1026-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 319, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
§1026-A. Insurance of loans

 
1. Insurance. The authority may make commitments and
agreements to insure mortgage loan payments. Any mortgage loan
insurance shall must be subject to the following:

 
A. A mortgage payment may not be applied in a manner that
would, for any one project, increase the percentage of
mortgage payments insured by the authority, except that this
paragraph does not apply when insurance payments for any one
project may not in the aggregate exceed the lesser of 25% of
the original principal amount of the mortgage loan or Loan
insurance may not exceed:

 
(1) In the case of insurance provided pursuant to section
1026-B, $250,000; One hundred percent of the principal
amount of the loan made to any borrower including
related entities for any of the following types of
loans or projects:

 
(a)__Loans to veterans and wartime veterans,
except that the authority may not at any time
have, in the aggregate amount of the principal and
interest outstanding, loan insurance obligations
pursuant to this division exceeding $5,000,000;

 
(b)__Underground and aboveground oil storage facility projects
and projects to install equipment related to the improvement of
air


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