LD 800
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Page 3 of 4 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Land for Maine's Future P... LD 800 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 are to recapitalize the
Land for Maine's Future program with $75,000,000 over 4 years to
continue the State's land conservation efforts, leveraging a
minimum of $37,500,000 in required matching funds.


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