Whereas, the United States Government has announced its intention to close Brunswick Naval Air Station in Cumberland County; and

Whereas, a legal entity needs to be created to accept the assets of the facility and manage a locally driven process for its readjustment and reuse; and

Whereas, it is critical to implement a reuse and readjustment strategy for the facility to preserve the local economies of the affected communities; and

Whereas, the United States Government is planning to transfer the assets for their reuse; 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:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. 3, art. 2-B is enacted to read:

Article 2-B

BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

§13083-G.__Brunswick Naval Air Station Development Authority

established

The Brunswick Naval Air Station Development Authority is established to carry out the purposes of this article.__The authority is entrusted with acquiring and managing the properties within the geographic boundaries of Brunswick Naval Air Station.

§13083-H.__Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Authority.__"Authority" means the Brunswick Naval Air Station Development Authority established in section 13083-G.