CHAPTER 77

S.P. 26 - L.D. 40

Resolve, to Extend the Reporting Deadline of the Commission

to Recognize Veterans of World War II and the Korean War in

the State House Hall of Flags

Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, a commission was established by the 120th Legislature to arrange for a plaque or plaques and a flag or flags to be displayed in the Hall of Flags in the State House to honor the Maine veterans of World War II and the Korean War; and

Whereas, the commission was required to file its final report and to terminate on November 1, 2002; and

Whereas, the commission, which consists of 7 members, requires additional time to complete its work; and

Whereas, the process to solicit and select designs and to raise the necessary funds to produce the plaque or plaques and flag or flags chosen by the commission could not be completed by the original report deadline; 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