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| Sec. 10. Referendum for ratification; submission at general election; form of question; | | effective date. This Act must be submitted to the legal voters of the | | State at the next general election in the month of November | | following passage of this Act. The municipal officers of this | | State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, | | towns and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for | | holding a general election, to vote on the acceptance or rejection | | of this Act by voting on the following question: |
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| | | "Do you favor a $16,600,000 bond issue to be used for the | | following purposes: |
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| | | (1) The sum of $11,000,000 to provide grants to | | municipalities to assist in financing the construction | | and upgrade of water pollution control facilities to | | leverage an additional $12,500,000 in federal funds; |
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| | | (2) The sum of $2,100,000 to abate, clean up and | | remediate threats to public health and the environment | | from uncontrolled hazardous substance sites, landfills | | and municipal brownfields; |
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| | | (3) The sum of $500,000 to provide grants to assist | | urban municipalities in complying with new federal | | stormwater regulations; |
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| | | (4) The sum of $2,000,000 to construct and upgrade | | public water systems to address public health threats | | to leverage an additional $10,000,000 in federal funds; | | and |
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| | | (5) The sum of $1,000,000 to provide grants for lead | | paint remediation in low-income households?" |
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| | | The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote | | by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross | | or check mark placed within a corresponding square below the word | | "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and | | declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns | | made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as votes for | | members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review the | | returns and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor | | of this Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without | | delay, and this Act becomes effective 30 days after the date of | | the proclamation. |
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