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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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