CHAPTER 386

H.P. 1186 - L.D. 1677

An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations

for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change

Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations

of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,

2005, June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007

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

Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next fiscal year; and

Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; 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