C. For contested legislative general elections, the amount of revenues distributed is the average amount of campaign expenditures made by each candidate during all contested general election races for the immediately preceding 2 general elections, as reported in the initial filing period subsequent to the general election, for, the respective offices of State Senate and State House of Representatives.

Sec. A-22. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2003, c. 448, §5 and c. 453, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

9.__Matching funds.__When any campaign, finance or election report shows that the sum of a candidate's expenditures or obligations, or funds raised or borrowed, whichever is greater, alone or in conjunction with independent expenditures reported under section 1019-B, exceeds the distribution amount under subsection 8, the commission shall issue immediately to any opposing Maine Clean Election Act candidate an additional amount equivalent to the reported excess.__Matching funds are limited to 2 times the amount originally distributed under subsection 8, paragraph A, C, E or F, whichever is applicable.

Sec. A-23. 21-A MRSA §1204, sub-§55, ¶A, as repealed by PL 2003, c. 44, §1 and amended by c. 62, §2 and affected by §§5 and 6, is repealed.

Sec. A-24. 21-A MRSA §1204-A, sub-§61, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 289, §1, is amended to read:

A. In Lincoln County, the following undefined ocean divisions: Block 0996 and Block 0997 of Tract 000000; and the minor civil divisions of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Westport Island; and

Sec. A-25. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 400, §3, is further amended to read:

H. The State Fire Marshal; or

Sec. A-26. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2003, c. 400, §3, is repealed.

Sec. A-27. 26 MRSA §833, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 306, §1 and c. 357, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: