Sec. 2. PL 2003, c. 513, Pt. C, §1 is repealed.

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

SUMMARY

The recently enacted budget bill, Public Law 2003, chapter 513, included language extending the dairy stabilization subsidy program. This bill removes the dairy stabilization subsidy from the recently enacted budget and enacts it as separate, emergency legislation in order for the financial assistance to be made available immediately. The purpose of this bill is to prevent serious financial harm to Maine dairy farmers while the Legislature considers a proposal from the Governor for a long- term response to inadequate and unpredictable milk prices.