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| | | An Act To Provide Financial Relief for Maine Dairy Farmers |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the producer price of milk has dropped to 20-year lows; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, these prices jeopardize the viability of the Maine | | dairy industry; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Maine dairy industry is essential to the State's | | rural economy and communities and generates business activity and | | preserves open space; and |
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| | | Whereas, the stabilization of the dairy industry during | | temporary price drops constitutes a public purpose and an | | appropriate expenditure of state revenues; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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