‘Sec. D-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.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Maine Technology Institute
Provides funds for research, development and commercialization as prioritized by the Office of Innovation's 2005 Science and Technology Action Plan for Maine. The funds must be allocated to biotechnology, aquaculture and marine technology, composite materials technology, environmental technology, advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture, information technology and precision manufacturing technology through a competitive process, and must be awarded to Maine-based public and private entities to leverage matching funds on at least a one-to-one basis.	$50,000,000
Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement Fund
Provides funds to the Department of Economic and Community Development to capitalize and implement the Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement Fund for properly evaluated commercial marine stock enhancement through applied research, development, monitoring and assessment. Money from the Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement Fund may be used for infrastructure, production, applied research and assessment.	$500,000
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
Economic Recovery Loan Program	$1,500,000
Regional Economic Development Revolving Loan Program	$1,000,000
Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund	$1,000,000
MAINE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Maine Rural Development Authority	$1,500,000

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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, $50,500,000 in research, development and commercialization funds for targeted technology sectors, awarded after a competitive process administered by the Maine Technology Institute, and $500,000 for the capitalization and implementation of the Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement Fund and that will leverage at least $50,000,000 in other funds?"