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Amend the amendment in Part D in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 8, line 26 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$55,000,000" and inserting the following: '$65,000,000'
Amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 in the 8th line (page 9, line 18 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$50,000,000" and inserting the following: '$60,000,000'
Amend the amendment in Part D in section 10 by striking out all of the question (page 10, lines 23 to 28 in amendment) and inserting the following:
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"Do you favor a bond issue to stimulate economic development and job creation that would provide $5,000,000 in loans and grant funds and would provide $60,000,000 in research, development and commercialization funds for targeted technology sectors, awarded after a competitive process administered by the Maine Technology Institute, and will leverage at least $60,000,000 in other funds?"
 
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Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 17, line 9 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$29,725,000" and inserting the following '$19,725,000'
Amend the amendment in Part G by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. G-6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under this Part must be expended as designated in the following schedule.
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Amend the amendment in Part G in section 10 by striking out all of the question (page 20, lines 11 to 13 in amendment) and inserting the following:
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"Do you favor a $19,725,000 bond issue for natural resource, agricultural and transportation infrastructure that will leverage $11,680,000 in other funds?"
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment adds $10,000,000 to the research and development bond issue on the November 2007 ballot and removes $10,000,000 for highway and bridge improvements from the June 2008 bond issue.
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