| | | capitalization of new or expanded catalog programs at the | | technical colleges to serve new and emerging high-technology | | industries. |
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| | | Part B appropriates funds to the Maine Economic Improvement | | Fund, administered by the Board of Trustees of the University of | | Maine System Board of Trustees, to support applied research and | | development and product innovation in target areas within the | | University of Maine System. |
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| | | Part C appropriates a total of $10,000,000 for the biennium to | | the Department of Economic and Community Development for research | | and development grants for the Maine Technology Institute. It | | also transfers $200,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium from | | the Maine Technology Investment Fund for the Maine Technology | | Institute. |
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| | | Part D increases the borrowing authority of the University of | | Maine System. It appropriates funds to fund debt service payment | | on a university bond issue for capital construction in the | | University of Maine System to renovate and construct research | | facilities for use by university researchers and students, | | research collaborators and private sector partners. |
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| | | Part E designates the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the | | University of Maine as the State Research Library for Business, | | Science and Technology. It also appropriates funds to the | | University of Maine System for the purchase of information | | resources, equipment and staff support for the State Research | | Library for Business, Science and Technology. |
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| | | Part F appropriates funds to the Governor's Marine Studies | | Fellowship Program to provide support for undergraduate and | | graduate students enrolled in state-chartered colleges and | | universities to work with researchers in academic institutions, | | marine industries and marine industry associations. |
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| | | Part G appropriates funds to create and support a Center for | | Advanced Law and Management at the University of Southern Maine. | | The center will strengthen the competitive advantage of Maine | | firms and entrepreneurs by creating a forum to address many of | | the complex issues that affect technology-based businesses. |
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| | | Part H appropriates funds to the Foundation for Blood Research | | for the ScienceWorks for ME equipment donation program. This | | funding will support expansion of the program to reach more | | schools with more equipment. |
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| | | Part I appropriates funds to the Maine Science and Technology | | Foundation for the Maine Research Internships for |
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