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| | | An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Ferry Service Travel |
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| | | for Individuals with Catastrophic Illness |
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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, people living on islands who suffer from a catastrophic | | illness must travel to and from the mainland for treatment; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Maine State Ferry Service is the only public | | transportation available to many of these people; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation provides free transportation to those | | people to allow them to get to their medical appointments, | | alleviating some of their burden; 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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| | | Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4407 is enacted to read: |
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