| An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for |
|
| the Expenditures of State Government and Highway Funds and |
|
| Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the |
|
| Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years |
|
| Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 |
|
| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
|
| | Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the | beginning of the next fiscal year; and |
|
| | Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the | operation of state departments and institutions will become due | and payable immediately; and |
|
| | 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, |
|
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
|