APPROVED CHAPTER
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 131
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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S.P. 928 - L.D. 2183
Resolve, to Correct the Designation of a Bridge in Canaan to Be Named After
Staff Sergeant Richard Gerald Salsbury
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, Resolve 2023, chapter 2 named a bridge in the Town of Canaan for Staff
Sergeant Richard Gerald Salsbury; and
Whereas, the wrong bridge was designated the Staff Sergeant Richard Gerald
Salsbury Memorial Bridge, and this legislation corrects that erroneous designation; and
Whereas, it is imperative that this legislation take effect as soon as possible in order
to timely expedite the renaming process; 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, be it
Sec. 1. Resolve 2023, c.2, §1, amended. Resolved: That Resolve 2023, c. 2, §1
is amended to read:
Sec. 1. Bridge in Canaan renamed. Resolved: That the Department of
Transportation shall designate Bridge 6116 2120 on Moores Mills Road Main Street, which
crosses Carrabassett Stream in the Town of Canaan and is currently known as the Moore
Canaan Bridge, the Staff Sergeant Richard Gerald Salsbury Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 2. Retroactivity. Resolved: That this resolve applies retroactively to June 29,
2023.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
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