Resolve, To Name a Road in Dexter after Harold Alfond

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

Whereas,  the Legislature finds that it is important to recognize and remember, without delay, Harold Alfond, a great businessman and philanthropist of the State of Maine, with the designation of part of State Route 7 as the Harold Alfond Memorial Highway; 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,

Sec. 1. Harold Alfond Memorial Highway. Resolved: That the part of State Route 7 that extends northeast from the town line between the towns of Dexter and Corinna to the town line between the towns of Dexter and Garland be named the Harold Alfond Memorial Highway to honor the memory of the late Harold Alfond, noted Maine businessman and philanthropist.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.