LD 573, Page 2 - 119th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

$5,500,000, including $4,700,000 from the Town of Fairfield's Bert

Williamson Fund previously paid to the district by the municipal

officers of the Town of Fairfield, with the balance of the total

project costs to be derived from conditional and unconditional

gifts obtained by the district through fund raising, available

funds of the district from sources other than taxation and interest

earnings on the Williamson Fund and other funds described in this

section. The additional operating costs of the project during its

first 2 years must be paid from conditional and unconditional gifts

obtained by the district through fund raising, available funds of

the district from sources other than taxation and local

appropriations without state participation approved by the voters

of the district pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,

section 15614, subsection 3. The district is authorized to enter

into a design-build contract or to employ other alternative

construction arrangements for the project. Notwithstanding the

provisions of Title 20-A, sections 15903, 15905-A, 15908 and 15910,

or other applicable laws, this project is not subject to approval

by the Commissioner of Education or the Department of

Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.

This Act may not be construed as waiving any building construction

standards related to health or safety that apply to school

construction projects, and the specifications for the project must

be approved by the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Human

Services.

Sec. 2. P&SL 1995, c. 32 is repealed.

Sec. 3. P&SL 1997, c. 59 is repealed.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill repeals Private and Special Law 1995, chapter 32 and
Private and Special Law 1997, chapter 59, which authorized Maine
School Administrative District No. 49 to construct and equip a
locally funded arts and technology center. Subject to approval
by the voters of the district, the bill authorizes the Board of
School Directors of Maine School Administrative District No. 49
to expend $5,500,000 and to use a design for its proposed locally
funded arts and technology center that includes a technology
suite, an auditorium using the structure of the existing junior
high school gymnasium, a new junior high school gymnasium and
other additions and improvements to the Lawrence Junior-Senior
High School complex in the Town of Fairfield. This bill
clarifies that construction of an auditorium using the structure
of the existing junior high school gymnasium and

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