| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, unless this legislation is enacted as an emergency | | measure, loans to persons with disabilities for transportation | | assistance will no longer be available under the Kim Wallace | | Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §372, §1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 99, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Creation of fund. There is established the Kim Wallace | | Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund, which must be used to | | provide funding for loans to qualified borrowers within the State | | in order to acquire adaptive equipment designed to assist the | | borrower in becoming independent and for other purposes as | | allowed under section 376. The fund must be deposited with, | | maintained and administered by the Finance Authority of Maine or | | other state agency and contain appropriations provided for that | | purpose, interest accrued on the fund balance, funds received by | | the board to be applied to the fund and funds received in | | repayment of loans. This fund is a nonlapsing revolving fund. | | All money in the fund must be continuously applied to carry out | | the purposes of this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §374, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. FF, | | §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Administer loan program. The board shall administer the | | Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund established by | | this chapter and may contract with the Finance Authority of Maine | | and state or community-based groups dealing with disabled persons | | for such assistance in administering the program as the board may | | require. The board may employ persons, including private legal | | counsel and financial experts, on either a temporary or permanent | | basis,__in order to carry out any of its powers and duties.__ | | Employees of the board are not subject to Title 5, chapter 71 and | | Title 5, chapter 372, subchapter 2. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §374, sub-§4, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 489, §2, | | is repealed. |
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