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| | | Resolve, Requiring the Department of Transportation To |
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| | | Consider Replacement of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the condition of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge is posing a | | danger to users; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is the only means of crossing the Penobscot River | | south of Bangor; and |
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| | | Whereas, the bridge is part of a major tourist route in the | | State; 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, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Consider construction of new bridge. Resolved: That the Department | | of Transportation shall undertake a process to determine the | | optimal long-term solution to address concerns with the safety of | | the Waldo-Hancock Bridge. The process must conform to | | requirements in federal law. The process must include | | construction of a new bridge between Prospect and Verona as one | | of the alternatives considered. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this resolve takes effect when approved. |
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