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 |   | | An Act To Make Minor Technical Changes to the Maine |  
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 |   | | Biomedical Research Program and To Amend the Calculation of |  
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 |   | | Funds To Be Transferred to the Maine Research and |  
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 |   | | Development Evaluation Fund |  
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 |   |  | Emergency preamble.  Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become  |  | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as  |  | emergencies; and |  
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 |   |  | Whereas, this legislation adds general obligation bonds issued  |  | for research and development to the calculation of funds to the  |  | Maine Research and Development Evaluation Fund; and |  
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 |   |  | Whereas, it is imperative that this legislation be effective in  |  | advance of the authorization of additional bonds; and |  
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 |   |  | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create  |  | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and  |  | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for  |  | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,  |  | therefore, |  
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 |   | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |  
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 |   |  | Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §13060-C, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. RR,  |  | §2 and affected by §18, is amended to read: |  
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 |   |  | To assist the department in preparing a comprehensive research  |  | and development evaluation, a recipient of state funding  |  | including general obligation bond proceeds for research and  |  | development shall, in addition to any other reporting  |  | requirements required by law: |  
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