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voters of the State at a statewide election held in June following | passage of this Act. The municipal officers of this State shall | notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and | plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a | statewide election, to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this | Part by voting on the following question: |
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| "Do you favor a $78,850,000 bond issue to stimulate economic | growth and job creation through investments in the Maine | economy in anticipation of approximately $148,000,000 in | federal and private funds? The bonds will be used for the | following purposes: |
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| 1. The sum of $22,000,000 for medical research and | development by Maine-based biomedical research institutions | in anticipation of approximately $100,000,000 in federal and | private funds for health research to cure disease and to | retain Maine graduates by providing high-quality Maine jobs; |
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| 2. The sum of $850,000 to purchase the property known as | Black Duck Cove on Great Wass Island to serve as the home of | the Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and | Education; |
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| 3. The sum of $9,000,000 for marine research and | development in anticipation of $9,000,000 in federal and | private funding for competitive capital infrastructure | grants to sustain and develop Maine's marine-based economy; |
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| 4. The sum of $5,000,000 for forestry and agriculture | research and development in anticipation of $5,000,000 in | federal and private funding for competitive grants to | sustain Maine's forestry and agricultural economy; |
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| 5. The sum of $2,000,000 for the Small Enterprise Growth | Fund for equity investments in small Maine companies with | potential for high growth to leverage private equity | investments; |
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| 6. The sum of $5,000,000 for the New Century Community | Program for capital improvements to cultural resources; |
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| 7. The sum of $1,000,000 for sustainable water sources and | irrigation system development to leverage private funds of | at least $800,000; |
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| 8. The sum of $1,000,000 to replenish the Agricultural | Marketing Loan Fund to support farm business development, to | leverage private funds of at least $600,000; |
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