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| LR 2514 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| Resolve, Directing the Cumberland County Commissioners To Establish a Task Force To Establish New County Commissioner Districts |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill increases the number of Cumberland County Commissioners from 3 to 7. A task force established by Cumberland County will establish new county commissioner districts to be in place until the next general redistricting.
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| LR 2566 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Change the Name of Little Island to Chickering Island |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill changes the name of Little Island to Chickering Island.
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| LR 2762 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act Regarding Preferences in Bidding on Maine State Housing Authority Contracts
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would eliminate preferences in bidding on contracts, adopted by rule by the Maine State Housing Authority, for companies that provide health insurance to their employees. |
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| LR 2516 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| RESOLUTION, Amending the Constitution of Maine To Lower the Age of Eligibility for Election to the House of Representatives |
| SUMMARY |
| This resolution would amend the Constitution of Maine to decrease from 21 years of age to 18 years of age the minimum age for election to the Maine House of Representatives. |
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| LR 2496 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Municipal Tax Cap To Protect Municipalities That Use Reserve Funds To Lower Their Mill Rates
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill amends the laws governing the municipal tax cap to allow a municipality to use reserve funds raised through property taxes to reduce the mill rate without being penalized in the calculation of the municipal tax cap for the next year. |
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| LR 2534 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Double Fees Paid for Service of Writs and Complaints |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would increase the fees to be paid to sheriffs and deputies for service of certain writs and complaints.
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| LR 2793 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Strengthen Maine's Purchasing Code of Conduct |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would ensure that Maine is able to monitor and enforce compliance with the state purchasing code of conduct, including disclosure of factory locations, independent monitoring, and providing alternative methods of enforcing compliance. |
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| LR 2452 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Allow the Buckfield Village Corporation To Be Dissolved and Combined with the Town of Buckfield |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill authorizes the dissolution of the Buckfield Village Corporation and allows it to become part of the Town of Buckfield. This request as LR 2410 was withdrawn at the May 26, 2005 meeting of the Legislative Council.
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| LR 2959 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Confirm the Authority of the City of Saco To Acquire Extraterritorial Facilities |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would confirm the authority of the City of Saco, as provided in its charter, to issue bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to acquire interests in real estate located outside the political boundaries of the city in order to improve environmental or economic conditions within the city. This confirmation of the city's extraterritorial authority is required in connection with the city's plan to issue bonds to acquire and ultimately close the MERC facility in Biddeford. |
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| LR 2568 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Allow the Towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman To Deposit All Tax Revenues, Grant Revenues and Other Income and Revenues into One Depository Account |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow the towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman to deposit all tax receipts, grant receipts and other income and revenues of the towns into one depository account pursuant to an interlocal agreement. |
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| LR 2562 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Authorize Chebeague Island To Secede from the Town of Cumberland |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would authorize Chebeague Island to secede from the Town of Cumberland. |
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| LR 2463 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Increase the Salary of the Governor
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill provides that the next governor must be paid at least 10% more than any other State Government employee.
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| LR 2453 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act Authorizing the Deorganization of Drew Plantation
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill continues the process of deorganizing Drew Plantation. This request as LR 2375 was withdrawn at the May 26, 2005 meeting of the Legislative Council.
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| LR 2790 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Encourage Reporting of Potential Fraud in State Government |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would ensure confidentiality of information provided to government hotlines that employees and the public call to report potential fraud regarding internal financial operations of government. The bill would also authorize the State to establish a confidential fraud hotline to enable members of the public to report potential fraud and abuses of State Government programs. |
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| LR 2690 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Amend the Fees for Probate Filings |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would amend the fees for probate filings. |