| | 2.__Establishment of program. The department shall establish | the STAR Transportation Fund__program through the Department of |
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| Administrative and Financial Services, Office of the State | Controller. |
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| | 3.__Use of funds.__The money deposited into the STAR | Transportation Fund must be used for the support of the | activities of the STAR Transportation Fund to manage transit, | aeronautics and rail transportation. |
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| | 4.__Disbursements from fund. Money disbursed from the STAR | Transportation Fund may be used for the purpose of purchasing, | operating, maintaining, improving, repairing, constructing and | managing the assets of the STAR Transportation Fund including | buildings, structures and improvements and equipment. |
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| | 5.__Other fund sources. The STAR Transportation Fund may | accept funds from other sources, including, but not limited to, | the Federal Rail Administration, to carry out the provisions of | this section. |
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| | 6.__Financial management.__All assets including the cash | balance, liabilities and equity in the Augusta State Airport Fund | must be transferred to the STAR Transportation Fund and accounted | for in a manner prescribed by the Department of Administrative | and Financial Services, Office of the State Controller. |
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| §4210-C. Marine Highway account |
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| | 1.__Establishment of account. The department shall establish, | through the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, | Office of the State Controller, the Marine Highway account, | referred to in this section as "the account," in the Highway | Fund. |
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| | 2.__Purpose of account.__The purpose of the account is to | allow the Highway Fund to provide support to the Maine State | Ferry Service that was previously provided by the General Fund | because ferries are an integral part of the highway system and | carry motor vehicles and are the only method of vehicular | transportation available to and from the islands. |
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| | 3.__Calculation.__The account is not considered a General Fund | appropriation or Highway Fund allocation for highway purposes in | order to calculate the annual funding for the Urban-Rural | Initiative Program pursuant to section 1803-B. |
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