An Act To Provide Emergency Repair Funding for the Restoration of the Official State Vessel, the Schooner Bowdoin

Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas,  the schooner Bowdoin, the official state vessel of Maine, acquired by the Maine Maritime Academy in 1988 and used for its Vessel Operations and Technology Program, is showing deterioration below its waterline and is in need of emergency funding to make the necessary repairs and do restorative work; and

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,

Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

Initiative: Provides funds to Maine Maritime Academy for the restoration of the schooner Bowdoin.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$0	$1,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,000,000

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

The bill provides funds for Maine Maritime Academy in order to make repairs and do restorative work on the schooner Bowdoin, the official state vessel used by Maine Maritime Academy for its Vessel Operations and Technology Program.