Sec. AA-1. 23 MRSA §4420, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. J, §1, is further amended to read:
The Maine Port Authority, as established by Title 5, section 12004-F, subsection 8, is a body both corporate and politic in the State established for the general purpose of acquiring, constructing and operating any kind of port terminal facility and railroad facility within the State with all the rights, privileges and power necessary. Oil pipelines and other oil off-loading facilities are limited to sites in Portland harbor and Searsport harbors.
Sec. AA-2. 23 MRSA §4428 is enacted to read:
§4428. Statewide transportation infrastructure strategy
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, funds repaid to the Maine Port Authority as a result of state investments or loans for the redevelopment of Mack Point must be used by the Maine Port Authority, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, to undertake projects that link the State's ports and rail systems with the transportation infrastructure throughout the State.
Sec. AA-3. PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. B, §1, under that part designated "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" in that part relating to "Third Port Development Program" is amended by adding at the end a new sentence to read:
These funds may not lapse but must carry forward to June 30, 1999.
Sec. AA-4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Marine Ports Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
1998-99
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Ports and Marine Transportation
All Other $800,000
Allocates funds resulting from the sale of steel purchased for the development of the Sears Island Cargo Port. These funds must be used for the development of a cargo port at Mack Point.
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