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9. The sum of $3,000,000 to create jobs and stimulate | | economic growth through the design and construction of the | | Gulf of Maine Research Laboratory; |
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| | | 10. The sum of $2,000,000 to support the Maine Farms for | | the Future Program; |
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| | | 11. The sum of $1,000,000 to support funding for the | | University of Maine agricultural research farms; and |
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| | | 12. The sum of $8,000,000 in anticipation of $21,150,000 in | | federal and private funds for affordable housing. |
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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 Part, the Governor shall proclaim the result without | | delay, and this Part becomes effective 30 days after the date of | | the proclamation. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, | | town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Part | | necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum. |
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| | | Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §13103, sub-§2, ¶G, as amended by PL 2001, c. 196, §5, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | G. Submit each biennium a summary report to the Governor | and the Legislature that compiles information reported to | the Maine Biomedical Research Board as required by | subsection 8 by all the institutions that receive program | funding, the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial | | affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over business, research and economic | | development matters.__The report must include detailed | | information on the status of the funds in the Maine | | Biomedical Research Fund, a listing and explanation of each | | specific source of funding from grant sources for biomedical | | research and its use and the number of new jobs created in | | the State and where those jobs are located. |
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