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| | | An Act To Ensure Compliance with the Federal Americans |
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| | | with Disabilities Act for Court Facilities |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1610-E is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1610-E.__Additional securities; compliance with federal law |
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| | | Notwithstanding any limitation on the amount of securities | | that may be issued pursuant to section 1606, subsection 2, the | | authority may issue additional securities in an amount not to | | exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any one time to make court | | facilities comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities | | Act. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Maine Governmental Facilities Authority; resolution for the issuance of | | securities. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section | | 1606, subsection 2 and section 1610-E, and notwithstanding the | | limitation contained in Title 4, section 1606, subsection 2 | | regarding the amount of securities that may be issued, the Maine | | Governmental Facilities Authority is authorized to issue | | securities in its own name in an amount up to $1,000,000 for the | | purpose of renovating or retrofitting court facilities to comply | | with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Allocation. The proceeds from the sale of securities issued | | by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority pursuant to this | | Act must be expended as follows: |
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