LD 1378
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Page 1 of 2 An Act To Provide Financing Relief for Maine Dairy Farmers LD 1378 Title Page
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enterprise; for the expansion of an existing agricultural
enterprise when the land acquisition is necessary to comply with
land use regulations; or for the development of a business plan
in accordance with the provisions of Title 7, section 436-A; or,
if the commissioner so approves at the time of loan insurance
commitment, to pledge money in the fund as security for, and to
apply money in the fund to, payment of principal, interest and
other amounts due on any capital loans insured by the Finance
Authority of Maine to an eligible dairy farmer. Repayment of
these loans and interest on these loans must be credited to the
fund and must be available for making additional loans for the
same purposes, except that interest may be used for the purposes
stated in Title 7, section 436. Interest earned on money in the
fund and interest earned on loans made from the fund may be used
to pay the administrative costs of processing loan applications,
to the extent that these costs exceed the fee for administrative
costs established by Title 7, section 435, subsection 4.

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

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill allows money in the Agricultural Marketing Loan
Fund to be used as security for, and to be applied to, payment
of principal, interest and other amounts due on loans insured
by the Finance Authority of Maine to eligible dairy farmers.


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