|
| | | An Act To Provide Energy Opportunities to Northern Maine |
|
| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
|
| | | Whereas, the funds previously allocated to the Northern Maine | | Transmission Corporation Fund in the Finance Authority of Maine | | are essential to the viability of and to finance essential | | economic development in northern Maine; and |
|
| | | Whereas, it is necessary that funding modifications be made as | | soon as possible to ensure the continuous availability of funds | | to carry out the Northern Maine Transmission Corporation's | | essential public functions; and |
|
| | | 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, |
|
| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §963-A, sub-§49-H, as reallocated by RR 1999, c. 1, | | §11, is amended to read: |
|
| | | 49-H. Transmission facilities project. "Transmission | | facilities project" means a project approved by the Northern |
|
|