LD 677
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Page 2 of 3 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $6,000,000 To En... LD 677 Title Page
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the word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted,
counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings
and returns made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as
votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review
the returns and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in
favor of this Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result
without delay, and this Act becomes effective 30 days after the
date of the proclamation.

 
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each
city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of
this Act necessary to carry out the purposes of this
referendum.

 
SUMMARY

 
The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of
$6,000,000, will be used by LifeFlight of Maine to develop the
expansion of Maine's existing dedicated air-medical response
system through constructing additional hospital helipads,
building additional refueling facilities, acquiring training
equipment and purchasing helicopters and to meet other costs
in order to ensure greater and more rapid access to health
care for severely ill or injured persons especially from rural
hospitals and communities.


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