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housing options for the Native American tribes; repairs, | improvements and renovations to public schools; and | improvements to the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the | University of Maine, in anticipation of approximately | $10,000,000 in federal and private matching funds. The bonds | would be used for the following purposes: |
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| (1) The sum of $5,000,000 for the Maine Technology | Institute's Natural Resources Applied Research Fund to | support applied forest bio-products, marine fisheries | and agricultural research to retain jobs by meeting | existing research needs in Maine's natural-resource- | based industries. These funds leverage $5,000,000 in | required matching funds; |
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| (2) The sum of $2,000,000 for the Small Enterprise | Growth Fund for equity investments in small Maine | companies with potential for high growth; |
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| (3) The sum of $1,000,000 for the New Century | Community Program to fund cultural investments in Pine | Tree Development Zone communities; |
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| (4) The sum of $2,000,000 for weatherization of single | and multifamily homes occupied by low-income persons; |
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| (5) The sum of $2,000,000 for family and elderly | housing options for Native American tribes through the | Four Directions Development Corporation, attracting | approximately $2,000,000 in federal funds; |
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| (6) The sum of $6,000,000 for repairs, improvements | and renovations to public schools in anticipation of | $3,000,000 in matching local funds; and |
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(7) The sum of $2,000,000 for critical improvements and | expansion plans for the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the | University of Maine, the state research library for | business, science and technology?" |
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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 |
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