LD 1876
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LR 2796
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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:

 
"Do you favor a $16,600,000 bond issue to be used for the
following purposes:

 
(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;

 
(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;

 
(3) The sum of $500,000 to provide grants to assist
urban municipalities in complying with new federal
stormwater regulations;

 
(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

 
(5) The sum of $1,000,000 to provide grants for lead
paint remediation in low-income households?"

 
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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