Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1610-D is enacted to read:

§1610-D.__Additional securities; compliance with federal law

Notwithstanding any limitation on the amount of securities that may be issued pursuant to section 1606, subsection 2, the authority may issue additional securities in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 outstanding at any one time to make court facilities comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Sec. 2. Maine Government Facilities Authority; resolution for the issuance of securities. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 4, section 1606, subsection 2 and section 1610-D, and notwithstanding the limitation contained in Title 4, section 1606, subsection 2 regarding the amount of securities that may be issued, the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority is authorized to issue securities in its own name in an amount up to $3,000,000 for the purpose of renovating or retrofitting court facilities to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Sec. 3. Allocation. The proceeds from the sale of securities issued by the Maine Government Facilities Authority pursuant to this Act must be expended as follows:

Court facilities $3,000,000

To make court facilities compliant with

the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

SUMMARY

This bill authorizes the Maine Government Facilities Authority to issue securities up to $3,000,000 to renovate or retrofit court facilities to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.