LD 2120, item 2122nd Maine State Legislature
‘Resolve, To Require the Governor To Submit Legislation for Flood Damage Relief to the 123rd Legislature’

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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Require the Governor To Submit Legislation for Flood Damage Relief to the 123rd Legislature’
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following:
‘Sec. 1 Emergency legislation. Resolved: That the Governor shall submit emergency legislation to the First Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature that provides funding for the following:
1. The 15% state share of costs associated with the flood damage that occurred in York County in May 2006;
2. The balance of the 15% state share of costs associated with the flooding in spring 2005; and
3. An amount not less than $500,000 for the relocation of the downtown area of the Town of Canton outside of the flood zone, including but not limited to infrastructure such as water and sewer lines.
The funding must be provided in legislation dedicated solely to the purposes described in subsections 1, 2 and 3 and submitted no later than January 2, 2007.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. It strikes the bill and replaces it with a resolve to require the Governor to submit emergency legislation to the 123rd Legislature that provides funding for the following:
1. The 15% state share of costs associated with the flood damage that occurred in York County in May 2006;
2. The balance of the 15% state share of costs associated with the flooding in spring 2005; and
3. An amount not less than $500,000 for the relocation of the downtown area of the Town of Canton outside of the flood zone, including but not limited to infrastructure such as water and sewer lines.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)

LR 3300, item 2, Document created 12/8/2006 15:45., page .