30-A M.R.S. § 5108 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 203 / Section 5108
30-A §5108. Eminent domain
Status: in_force

The authority may acquire all or any part of the real property within the renewal project area by the exercise of the power of eminent domain whenever the authority determines that the acquisition of the real property is in the public interest or necessary for the public use. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Resolution; documents filed; damages determined. The necessity for this acquisition is conclusively presumed upon the authority's adoption of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in the resolution is in the public interest and necessary for the public use and that the real property is included in an approved urban renewal project under this chapter. A. Within 3 months after this resolution is adopted, the authority shall have filed in the county registry of deeds: (1) A copy of the authority's resolution; (2) A plat of the real property described; and (3) A statement, signed by the chairman of the authority, that the real property is taken under this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. When these materials are filed, the authority shall determine the damages for the real property taken in the same manner as provided for land taken for highway purposes under Title 23, chapter 3 , and shall file a statement of this determination in the Superior Court of the county. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Title vests in authority; bonds deposited. Title to the real property shall vest in the authority in fee simple absolute and the authority may take possession of the real property when: A. The copy of the resolution, plat and statement is filed in the registry of deeds; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The statement is filed in the Superior Court; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. Bonds, to the use of persons entitled to them, are deposited in the Superior Court with surety satisfactory to the clerk of the court in the amounts that the court determines to be sufficient to satisfy the claims of all persons interested in the real property. The court may, in its discretion, take evidence on the question to determine the amounts of the bonds to be deposited. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Service on owners; nonresidents; unknown owners. After the copy, plat and statement are filed, a sheriff or the sheriff's deputies shall serve notice of the taking of the real property upon the owners of the real property by leaving a true and attested copy of the description and statement with each of these persons personally or at their last and usual place of abode in the State or with some person living there. A. If any of these persons are not residents of the State, a true and attested copy of the notice shall be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to those persons at their last known addresses. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. If the ownership of the real property cannot be ascertained after due and diligent search, an award shall be made to persons unknown for the value of the property and bonds for that amount running to the treasurer of the county for the use of persons entitled to the bonds shall be deposited in the Superior Court. If, within 2 years after the bonds are deposited, no person has been able to prove ownership of the real property, the Superior Court shall order these bonds to be cancelled and delivered up to the authority. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Notice published. After the resolution, plat and statement are filed, the authority shall have a copy of the resolution and statement published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county, at least once a week for 3 successive weeks. The statement must set forth the names of the owners of the real property to be taken and the amount awarded to them. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Agreement and cancellation of bonds. When any person agrees with the authority on the price of the real property taken under this section and the sum agreed upon is paid by the authority, the court shall order the bond deposited under subsection 2, paragraph C to be cancelled and delivered up to the authority. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

6. Complaint to Superior Court; trial. Any owner of any real property taken under this section, who cannot agree with the authority on the price of the real property in which the owner is interested, within 3 months after personal notice of the taking or, if the owner has no personal notice, may within one year from the first publication of the copy of the resolution and statement under subsection 4 , apply by complaint to the Superior Court in the county, setting forth the taking of the real property and praying for an assessment of damages by a jury or, by agreement of the parties, a referee or referees appointed by the court. A. When this complaint is filed, the court shall have 20 days' notice of the pendency of the action given to the authority by serving the chairman of the authority with a certified copy of the complaint. The court may proceed after this notice to the trial of the action. This trial shall determine all questions of fact relating to the value and the amount of the real property and judgment shall be entered upon the verdict of the jury. Execution shall be issued for that judgment against the money deposited in the court under subsection 2, paragraph C . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

7. Conflicting ownership. If the authority is in doubt as to conflicting ownership or interest, the authority may file a complaint in the Superior Court for a determination of the various rights and amounts due. If 2 or more conflicting plaintiffs claim the same real property or different interests in the same parcel of real property, the court, upon motion, shall consolidate their several complaints for trial at the same time by the same jury, and may frame all necessary issues for the trial of that action. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

8. Appeal. Appeal from the decision of the Superior Court may be made in the same manner as provided for appeals in civil cases. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

9. Property of infants or incapable persons. If any real property, in which any infant or other person not capable in law to act in their own behalf is interested, is taken by an authority under this chapter, the Superior Court, upon the filing of any complaint by or in behalf of any infant or other person, may appoint a guardian ad litem for the infant or other person. This guardian may appear and be heard on behalf of the infant or other person and may, with the advice and consent of the Superior Court and upon any terms that the Superior Court prescribes, release to the authority all claims for damages for the real property of the infant or other person. Any lawfully appointed, qualified and acting guardian or other fiduciary of the estate of any such infant or other person, with the approval of the Probate Court having jurisdiction to authorize the sale of real property within the State of any such infant or other person, may, before the filing of any such complaint, agree with the authority upon the amount of damages suffered by the infant or other person by any taking of real property and may, upon receiving that amount, release to the authority all claims for damages of the infant or other person for the taking. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

10. Expediting proceedings; taking public property. In any proceedings for the assessment of compensation and damages for real property taken or to be taken by eminent domain by the authority, the following provisions apply. A. At any time during the pendency of the action or proceedings, the authority or an owner may apply to the court for an order directing an owner or the authority to show cause why further proceedings should not be expedited. Upon this application, the court may order that the hearings proceed and that any other steps be taken with all possible expedition. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. If any of the real property included within the project is devoted to a public use, it may nevertheless be acquired, and the taking is effective, provided that no real property belonging to the municipality or to any government may be acquired without its consent and that no real property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired without the approval of the Public Utilities Commission or other officer or tribunal having regulatory power over that corporation. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. Any real property already acquired by the authority may nevertheless be included within this taking for the purpose of acquiring any outstanding interests in the real property. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 81 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 81
30-A §81. Designation of clerk; duties
Status: in_force

1. Appointment of clerk; term; clerk pro tempore. The county commissioners in each county may appoint a suitable person to serve as clerk to the county commissioners. If the county has a county administrator, the commissioners may not appoint a clerk. The clerk of the county commissioners shall be known as the county clerk. A. The county clerk serves at the will of the county commissioners. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. When a clerk is absent, the clerk may appoint a clerk pro tempore to the commissioners for whose actions the clerk is responsible. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Duties; commissioners' records. County clerks must be sworn and shall make a record of the actions of the county commissioners. The commissioners shall examine these records and, when correct, shall certify them and they shall be adopted into the records of the county commissioners by the clerk. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2102 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 111 / Section 2102
30-A §2102. Charter revisions, adoptions, procedure
Status: in_force

1. Municipal officers. The municipal officers may determine that the revision of the municipal charter be considered or that adoption of a new municipal charter be considered and, by order, provide for the establishment of a charter commission to carry out that purpose as provided in this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Petition by voters. On the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 20% of the number of votes cast in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election, but in no case less than 10, the municipal officers, by order, shall provide for the establishment of a charter commission for the revision of the municipal charter or the preparation of a new municipal charter as provided in this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Petition procedure. The following procedure shall be used in the alternative method set out in subsection 2 . A. Any 5 voters of the municipality may file an affidavit with the municipal clerk stating: (1) That the 5 voters will constitute the petitioners' committee; (2) The names and addresses of the 5 voters; (3) The address to which all notices to the committee are to be sent; and (4) That the 5 voters will circulate the petition and file it in proper form. The petitioners' committee may designate additional voters of the municipality, who are not members of the committee, to circulate the petition. Promptly after the affidavit is filed, the clerk shall issue petition blanks to the committee. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The municipal clerk shall prepare the petition forms at the municipality's expense. The petition forms must be printed on paper of uniform size and may consist of as many individual sheets as are reasonably necessary. (1) Petition forms must carry the following legend in bold lettering at the top of the face of each form. "Municipality of ...." In the instance of preparing a new charter, the lettering at the top of the form must read: "Each of the undersigned voters respectfully requests the municipal officers to establish a Charter Commission for the purpose of preparing a New Municipal Charter." In the instance of revising a charter, the lettering at the top of the form must read: "Each of the undersigned voters respectfully requests the municipal officers to establish a Charter Commission for the purpose of revising the Municipal Charter." Each signature to a petition must be in ink or other indelible instrument and must be followed by the residence of the voter with street and number, if any. A petition may not contain any party or political designation. (2) The clerk shall note the date of each petition form issued. All petitions must be filed within 120 days of the date of issue or they are void. (3) Each petition form must have printed on its back an affidavit to be executed by the circulator, stating: (a) That the circulator personally circulated the form; (b) The number of signatures on the form; (c) That all the signatures were signed in the circulator's presence; (d) That the circulator believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; (e) That each signer has signed no more than one petition; and (f) That each signer had an opportunity to read the petition before signing. [PL 2019, c. 149, §1 (AMD).] C. Petition forms shall be assembled as one instrument and filed at one time with the clerk. The clerk shall note the date of filing on the forms. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 149, §1 (AMD).]

4. Procedure after filing. Within 20 days after the petition is filed, the clerk shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency, specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars which render it defective. The clerk shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioners' committee by mail and shall file a copy with the municipal officers. A. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if the petitioners' committee files a notice of intention to amend it with the clerk within 2 days after receiving the copy of the clerk's certificate. Within 10 days after this notice of intention is filed, the committee may file a supplementary petition to correct the deficiencies in the original. This supplementary petition, in form and content, must comply with the requirements for an original petition under subsection 3 . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Within 5 days after a supplementary petition is filed, the clerk shall complete and file a certificate as to its sufficiency in the manner provided for an original petition. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. When an original or supplementary petition has been certified insufficient, the committee, within 2 days after receiving the copy of the clerk's certificate, may file a request with the municipal officers for review. The municipal officers shall inspect the petitions in substantially the same form and manner as a recount under section 2531-B and shall make due certificate of that inspection. The municipal officers shall file a copy of that certificate with the municipal clerk and mail a copy to the committee. The certificate of the municipal officers is a final determination of the sufficiency of the petitions. [PL 2011, c. 255, §1 (AMD).] D. Any petition finally determined to be insufficient is void. The clerk shall stamp the petition void and seal and retain it in the manner required for secret ballots. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 2011, c. 255, §1 (AMD).]

5. Election procedure. Within 30 days after the adoption of an order under subsection 1 or the receipt of a certificate or final determination of sufficiency under subsection 4 , the municipal officers shall by order submit the question for the establishment of a charter commission to the voters at the next regular or special municipal election held at least 90 days after this order. A. The question to be submitted to the voters must be in substance as follows: In the instance of establishing a new charter, the question must read: "Shall a Charter Commission be established for the purpose of establishing a New Municipal Charter?" In the instance of revising a charter, the question must read: "Shall a Charter Commission be established for the purpose of revising the Municipal Charter?" [PL 2019, c. 149, §2 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 149, §2 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1905 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 1905
30-A §1905. Appeal
Status: in_force

If a person sustaining damages by the taking by the jail authority under section 1903 does not agree with the jail authority upon the sum to be paid, either party, upon petition to the superior court of the county in which the property is located, may have the damages assessed by the superior court. The procedure and all subsequent proceedings and right of appeal must be under the same restrictions, conditions and limitations as are or may be by law prescribed in the case of damages by the laying out of highways by the commissioners, except that title to the lands, real estate, easements or interests in lands, real estate or easements and other property and rights to be taken may not vest in the jail authority until payment to the owner of the amount awarded for the taking or, if the payment is refused upon tender, until tender is made to the owner. The amount awarded must be escrowed at interest for the benefit of the owner, pending final determination of the amount to which the owner is entitled. [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 938 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 938
30-A §938. Bond issue referendum election; conduct; public hearings
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in sections 122 , 934 and 937 , the method of voting and the conduct of a county bond referendum election are governed by Title 21‑A . [PL 1999, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]

1. County commissioners, administrators; perform duties of Secretary of State. When Title 21‑A applies to a county bond referendum election, the county commissioners or county administrators shall perform the duties of the Secretary of State prescribed by Title 21‑A . [PL 1999, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]

2. Budget review; public hearings. Prior to each county bond referendum election, each county bond issue question must be reviewed by the appropriate county budget committee. Following this review, the county commissioners shall conduct at least one public hearing in each of the county commissioner districts in that county. The public hearing must include a reading of each bond issue question proposed by the commissioners to be voted upon by the county. [PL 1999, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]

3. Statewide election. A county bond referendum election may only be conducted during a statewide election. [PL 1999, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]

4. Result filed with the Secretary of State. The result of a county bond referendum election must be declared by the county commissioners or county administrators and due certificate filed with the Secretary of State. [PL 1999, c. 717, §3 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4831 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 201 / Section 4831
30-A §4831. Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Shortage exists. A shortage of decent housing accommodations for persons or families of low income exists in the State; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Shortage of funds. A cause of the lack of new construction in the State has been the recurrent shortage of funds from private sources; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Hardship. The reduction in this construction has caused substantial unemployment and underemployment in the construction industry which results in hardship, wastes human resources, impedes the economic and physical development of the State, causes a shortage of housing for persons of low income and adversely affects the welfare and prosperity of the State; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Encourage construction. A stable supply of construction loan funds will encourage new housing construction; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Public funds. The availability of public funds will create inducements and opportunities for public and private investment in new housing construction; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

6. Public use. Providing these funds is necessary for the public benefit and welfare and is a public use for which funds may be borrowed, advanced, loaned or expended. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4346 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4346
30-A §4346. Technical and financial assistance program
Status: repealed

(CONFLICT)

(CONFLICT: Text as repealed by PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 and amended by PL 2025, c. 393, §35) The department may enter into financial assistance grants only to the extent that funds are available. In making grants, the department shall consider the need for planning in a municipality or multimunicipal region, the proximity of the municipality or multimunicipal region to other areas that are conducting or have completed the planning process and the economic and geographic role of the municipality or multimunicipal region within a regional context. The department shall give priority in making grants to any municipality or multimunicipal region that has adopted a local climate action plan and, if the municipality or multimunicipal region has adopted a comprehensive plan or growth management program, prepared a climate vulnerability assessment. The department may consider other criteria in making grants, as long as the criteria support the goal of encouraging and facilitating the adoption and implementation of local and multimunicipal growth management programs consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter. In order to maximize the availability of the technical and financial assistance program to all municipalities, multimunicipal regions and regional councils, financial assistance programs administered competitively under this article are exempt from rules adopted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Title 5, section 1825‑C for use in the purchase of services and the awarding of grants and contracts. The department shall publish a program statement describing its grant program and advertising its availability to eligible applicants. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP); PL 2025, c. 393, §35 (AMD).]

1. Planning assistance grants. [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. A, §8 (RP); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).]

2. Implementation assistance grants. [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. A, §9 (RP); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).]

2-A. Financial assistance grants. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

2-B. Use of funds. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

2-C. Program evaluation. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

2-D. Encumbered balances at year-end. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

3. Technical assistance. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

4. Regional council assistance. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

5. (CONFLICT: Text as repealed by PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35) Coordination. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §35 (RP).]

5. (CONFLICT: Text as amended by PL 2025, c. 393, §36) Coordination. State agencies with regulatory or other authority affecting the goals established in this subchapter shall conduct their respective activities in a manner consistent with the goals established under this subchapter, including, but not limited to, coordinating with municipalities, regional councils and other state agencies in meeting the state goals; providing available information to municipalities and multimunicipal regions as described in rules adopted pursuant to section 4326, subsection 1 ; cooperating with efforts to integrate and provide access to geographic information system data; making state investments and awarding grant money as described in section 4349‑A; and conducting reviews of growth management programs as provided in section 4347‑A, subsection 3, paragraph A. Without limiting the application of this section to other state agencies, the following agencies shall comply with this subchapter: A. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §20 (RP); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF).] B. Department of Economic and Community Development; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] C. Department of Environmental Protection; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] D. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).] E. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] F. Department of Marine Resources; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] G. Department of Transportation; [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] G-1. Department of Health and Human Services; [PL 2001, c. 406, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).] G-2. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §20 (RP); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF).] H. Finance Authority of Maine; and [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] I. Maine State Housing Authority. [PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 393, §36 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1557-B — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Section 1557-B
30-A §1557-B. Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail
Status: in_force

1. Transfer. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner from a jail to another jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the sheriff of the receiving jail. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner to a correctional facility upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the Commissioner of Corrections. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).]

2. Transfer cost. The county of the sending jail shall pay the cost of the transfer or return of the prisoner under subsection 1 . [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).]

3. Reimbursement. Reimbursement for the support of a prisoner who is transferred by a sending jail to a receiving jail or the Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions of this subsection. A. During a state fiscal year in which the funding required by Title 34‑A, section 1210‑E, subsection 2 has been appropriated to the County Jail Operations Fund and disbursements have been made equal to that amount to the counties as required by Title 34‑A, section 1210‑E, subsection 5 , the receiving jail or the department may not charge the sending jail a per diem rate for the transferred prisoner. [PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §2 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §7 (AFF).] B. During a state fiscal year in which less than the funding required by Title 34‑A, section 1210‑E, subsection 2 has been appropriated to the County Jail Operations Fund or disbursements have not been made equal to that amount to the counties as required by Title 34‑A, section 1210‑E, subsection 5 , the following provisions apply: (1) The receiving jail may charge the sending jail a per diem rate for the transferred prisoner; (2) The rate charged by the receiving jail must equal the amount calculated by the department in making the disbursement to the counties under Title 34‑A, section 1210‑E, subsection 9 ; and (3) The department may charge the sending jail an amount that has been negotiated between the department and the jail that does not exceed $108 per diem per prisoner. [PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §2 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §7 (AFF).] C. The sending jail shall reimburse the receiving jail or the department for any costs incurred in the provision of extraordinary medical or surgical treatment for conditions of the prisoner that existed prior to transfer. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).] D. Payment amounts provided for in this subsection may be adjusted or dispensed with upon terms mutually agreeable to the sheriff of the sending jail and the sheriff of the receiving jail or the department. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).] [PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §2 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 732, Pt. D, §7 (AFF).]

4. Transferee subject to rules. A prisoner transferred under this section is subject to the general rules of the facility to which the prisoner is transferred, except that for a prisoner who has been sentenced: A. The term of the original sentence remains the same unless altered by the court; [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).] B. The prisoner becomes eligible for deductions as provided in Title 17‑A, section 2302, subsection 1 ; section 2305 ; section 2307 ; section 2308 ; section 2309 ; section 2310 ; or section 2311 for a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §76 (AMD).] C. The prisoner becomes eligible for release and discharge as provided in Title 17‑A, section 2314, subsection 1 for a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §77 (AMD).] D. The prisoner is entitled to have the time served in the facility under this section deducted from the sentence; and [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).] E. The prisoner becomes eligible for furloughs, work or other release programs, participation in public works and charitable projects and home-release monitoring as authorized by sections 1556 , 1605 , 1606 and 1659‑A and may apply pursuant to the rules governing the sending jail. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §§76, 77 (AMD).]

5. Return of prisoner. A prisoner transferred pursuant to this section must be returned to the sending jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail, the sheriff of the receiving jail or the Commissioner of Corrections. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).]

6. Commissioner of Corrections to determine temporary housing assignments. If a county that does not have a jail, has a jail that is not fully certified or has a jail that is unfit for occupation is unable to locate space in any other county facility for an adult or juvenile, the sheriff of that county may contact the Commissioner of Corrections for approval to obtain temporary housing in a correctional or detention facility operated by the Department of Corrections. The sheriff of the sending jail shall contact each other county facility in a continuing effort to locate placement in a county facility. When the sheriff of the sending jail locates available space in a county facility, the sheriff of the sending jail shall transfer the prisoner from the department's correctional or detention facility and place the prisoner in the county facility. [PL 2015, c. 335, §16 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2523 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 121 / Section 2523
30-A §2523. Warrant
Status: in_force

The warrant for calling any town meeting must meet the following requirements. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Time and place. It shall specify the time and place of the meeting. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Business to be acted upon. It shall state in distinct articles the business to be acted upon at the meeting. No other business may be acted upon. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Notification. It shall be directed to a town constable, or to any resident by name, ordering that person to notify all voters to assemble at the time and place appointed. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Attested copy posted. The person to whom it is directed shall post an attested copy in some conspicuous, public place in the town at least 7 days before the meeting, unless the town has adopted a different method of notification. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Return on warrant. The person who notifies the voters of the meeting shall make a return on the warrant stating the manner of notice and the time when it was given. A. If an original town meeting warrant is lost or destroyed, the return may be made or amended on a copy of the original warrant. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5706 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 223 / Section 5706
30-A §5706. Deposit or investment of funds
Status: in_force

As directed by the municipal officers, the treasurer shall invest all municipal funds, including reserve funds and trust funds, to the extent that the terms of the instrument, order or article creating the fund do not prohibit the investment, as follows: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Financial institutions. In accounts or deposits of institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or the successors to these federal agencies. A. Accounts and deposits exceeding an amount equal to 25% of the capital, surplus and undivided profits of any trust company or national bank or a sum exceeding an amount equal to 25% of the reserve fund and undivided profit account of a mutual savings bank or state or federal savings and loan association on deposit at any one time must be secured by the pledge of certain securities as collateral, or fully covered by insurance. (1) The collateral must be in an amount equal to the excess deposit. The municipal officers shall determine the value of the pledged securities on the basis of market value and shall review the value of the pledged securities on the first business day of January and July of each year. (2) The collateral may consist only of securities in which municipalities may invest, as provided in article 2 . The securities must be held in a depository institution approved by the municipal officers and pledged to indemnify the municipalities against any loss. The depository institution shall notify the municipal officers of the pledging when the securities are deposited; [PL 2015, c. 44, §9 (AMD).] [PL 2015, c. 44, §9 (AMD).]

2. Repurchase agreements. In repurchase agreements with respect to obligations of the United States Government, as defined in section 5712, subsection 1 , as long as the market value of the underlying obligation is equal to or greater than the amount of the municipality's investment and either the municipality's security entitlement with respect to the underlying obligation is created pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Article 8‑A and other applicable law or the municipality's security interest is perfected pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Article 9‑A and other applicable law, except that, if the term of the repurchase agreement is not in excess of 96 hours, the municipality's security interest with respect to the underlying obligation need not be perfected as long as an executed Public Securities Association form of master repurchase agreement is on file with the counterparty prior to the date of the transaction; [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §19 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §30 (AFF).]

3. Mutual funds. In the shares of an investment company registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, Public Law 76-768, whose shares are registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, Public Law 73-22, provided that the investments of the fund are limited to bonds and other direct obligations of the United States Government, as defined in section 5712, subsection 1 or repurchase agreements secured by bonds and other direct obligations of the United States Government, as defined in section 5712, subsection 1 ; [PL 1997, c. 367, §1 (AMD).]

3-A. Mutual funds for trusts governed by the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3). In the case of a trust fund that is governed by the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501 (c) (3) (1997), in the shares of any investment company registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, Public Law 76-768, whose shares are registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, Public Law 73-22, as long as: A. The investment is approved by the municipal officers at a public meeting; and [PL 2003, c. 8, §1 (AMD).] B. No more than 50% of the assets of the trust are invested in mutual funds under this subsection; or [PL 2003, c. 8, §1 (AMD).] C. [PL 2003, c. 8, §1 (RP).] [PL 2003, c. 8, §1 (AMD).]

4. Safekeeping and investment management agreements. The municipal officers may enter into an agreement with any financial institution with trust powers authorized to do business in the State for the safekeeping of the reserve funds, as defined in section 5801 , or trust funds, as defined by section 5653 , of the municipality. Services must consist of the safekeeping of the funds, collection of interest and dividends, and any other fiscal service that is normally covered in a safekeeping agreement. Investment of reserve funds or trust funds deposited under a safekeeping agreement may be managed either by the financial institution with which the funds are deposited or by an investment advisor registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers, federal Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental agency or instrumentality with jurisdiction over investment advisors, to act in such capacity pursuant to an investment advisory agreement providing for investment management and periodic review of portfolio investments. Investment of funds on behalf of the municipality under this section is governed by the rule of prudence, according to Title 18‑B, sections 802 to 807 and chapter 9 . The contracting parties shall give assurance of proper safeguards that are usual to these contracts and shall furnish insurance protection satisfactory to both parties. [PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. B, §17 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. B, §20 (AFF).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3154 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 153 / Section 3154
30-A §3154. Firefighters
Status: in_force

1. Duties. Firefighters are under a duty to extinguish all fires to which they are called, to protect lives and property endangered by fires and to carry out all other related activities as directed by the fire chief. A. A firefighter may use a reasonable degree of nondeadly force when the firefighter reasonably believes that this force is necessary to carry out the duties under this subsection. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Training. All firefighters shall attend training sessions as scheduled by the fire chief. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Medical examinations. No person hired after June 28, 1974 may serve as a full-time member of a municipal fire department unless the person has undergone a complete preemployment medical examination; nor may the person serve as a full-time member of a municipal fire department if, in the opinion of competent medical authority after examination, the person is not capable of performing the required duties. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5711 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 223 / Section 5711
30-A §5711. Investments in general
Status: in_force

Municipalities may hereafter invest their funds in securities in accordance with this article, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this article or the terms of the instrument, order or article creating the fund being invested. Limitations set forth in this article concerning the maximum amount which may be invested in a security or type of security shall apply only to an investment in that security or type of security which exceeds $20,000. Investments made under this article shall be made by the treasurer upon direction of the municipal officers. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6006-E — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 6006-E
30-A §6006-E. Maine school facilities finance lease-purchase program
Status: in_force

In addition to and in furtherance of any other assistance available to a school administrative unit in this chapter, the bank, in cooperation with the Department of Education, shall establish a lease-purchase program for buildings to be used by all school administrative units whose school facility lease-purchase payments receive reimbursement, subsidy or other payment from the State. For the purposes of this section, a lease-purchase program is a system for awarding leases for a school administrative unit pursuant to a competitive bidding process. [PL 1999, c. 81, §15 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3444 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 161 / Section 3444
30-A §3444. Collection of assessments
Status: in_force

Except for service charges established under section 3406 which shall be collected as provided in that section, all assessments and charges made under this chapter shall be certified by the municipal officers and filed with the tax collector for collection. A facsimile of the signatures of the municipal officers imprinted at their direction upon any certification of an assessment or charge under this chapter has the same validity as their signatures. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Payment over time. The municipal officers of a municipality may adopt an order generally authorizing the assessors and the tax collector to assess and collect those assessments and charges over a period of time not exceeding 10 years, including expenses involved in the municipality's abatement of malfunctioning domestic waste water disposal units under section 3428, subsection 4 . A. The assessors and collector may exercise this authority only when the person assessed has agreed to that method of assessment and collection in writing and notice of that fact has been recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The municipal officers shall annually file with the collector a list of installment payments due the municipality, which must be collected with interest at a rate determined by the municipal officers. If, within 30 days after written notice of the total amount of the assessments and charges, or annual installment payment and interest, the person assessed fails, neglects or refuses to pay the municipality the expense incurred, the municipal assessors may assess a special tax, equal to the amount of the total unpaid assessment and charges, upon each lot or parcel of land so assessed and buildings upon the lot or parcel of land. This assessment must be included in the next annual warrant to the tax collector for collection and must be collected in the same manner as state, county and municipal taxes are collected. (1) Interest at the same rate used for delinquent property taxes as established by Title 36, section 505, subsection 4 on the unpaid portion of assessments and charges due the municipality accrues from the 30th day after written notice to the person assessed and must be added to and becomes part of the special tax when committed to the tax collector. [PL 1995, c. 91, §1 (AMD).] [PL 1995, c. 91, §1 (AMD).]

2. Action to recover unpaid assessments. If assessments under this section are not paid, and the municipality does not proceed to collect the assessments by a sale of the lots or parcels of land upon which the assessments are made, or does not collect or is in any manner delayed or defeated in collecting the assessments by a sale of the real estate so assessed, then the municipality may maintain a civil action in its name against the party so assessed for the amount of the assessment in any court competent to try the action. In this action, the municipality may recover the amount of the assessment with 12% interest on the assessment from the date of the assessment and costs. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5285 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 208-A / Section 5285
30-A §5285. Agreements between municipalities
Status: in_force

Municipalities may jointly create municipal incentive development zones that encompass property located within the boundaries of the municipalities. The municipalities may enter into agreements with each other allocating the economic benefit resulting from the creation of the zones. [PL 1993, c. 696, §3 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4451 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4451
30-A §4451. Training and certification for code enforcement officers
Status: in_force

1. Certification required; exceptions. A municipality may not employ any individual to perform the duties of a code enforcement officer who is not certified by the former State Planning Office, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development, the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal or the Maine Office of Community Affairs, except that: A. An individual other than an individual appointed as a plumbing inspector has 12 months after beginning employment to be trained and certified as provided in this section; [PL 1997, c. 296, §5 (AMD).] B. Whether or not any extension is available under paragraph A , the Maine Office of Community Affairs may waive this requirement for up to one year if the certification requirements cannot be met without imposing a hardship on the municipality employing the individual; [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).] C. An individual may be temporarily authorized in writing by the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Engineering to be employed as a plumbing inspector for a period not to exceed 12 months; and [PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §5 (AMD).] D. An individual whose certification has expired or is about to expire may be temporarily authorized in writing by the Maine Office of Community Affairs to extend that individual's certification for a period not to exceed 12 months in cases where the necessary training or examination is suspended under subsection 3‑B, paragraph E . [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).] [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

2. Penalty. Any municipality that violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged. Each day in violation constitutes a separate offense. [PL 2019, c. 517, §5 (AMD).]

2-A. Code enforcement officer; definition and duties. As used in this subchapter, "code enforcement officer" means a person certified under this section and employed by a municipality to enforce all applicable laws and ordinances in the following areas: A. Shoreland zoning under Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 2‑B ; [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §8 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF).] B. Comprehensive planning and land use under Part 2, Subpart 6‑A ; [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §8 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF).] C. Internal plumbing under chapter 185, subchapter 3 ; [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §8 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF).] D. Subsurface wastewater disposal under chapter 185, subchapter 3 ; and [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §8 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF).] E. Building standards under chapter 141 ; chapter 185, subchapter 1 ; Title 5, sections 4582‑B , 4582‑C and 4594‑F ; Title 10, chapter 1103 ; and Title 25, chapter 313 . [PL 2019, c. 517, §5 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 517, §5 (AMD).]

3. Training and certification of code enforcement officers. In cooperation with code enforcement officer professional associations, the Maine Community College System, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health and Human Services, except as otherwise provided in paragraph H , the Maine Office of Community Affairs shall establish a continuing education program for individuals engaged in code enforcement. This program must provide training in the technical and legal aspects of code enforcement necessary for certification. The training program must include training to provide familiarity with the laws and ordinances related to the structure and practice of the municipal code enforcement office, municipal planning board and appeals board procedures, application review and permitting procedures, inspection procedures and enforcement techniques. A. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] B. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] C. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] D. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] E. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] F. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] G. [PL 1991, c. 163 (RP).] H. If funding is not available to support the training and certification program authorized under this subsection, the Maine Office of Community Affairs shall discontinue training and certification activities related to laws and ordinances referenced in subsection 2‑A, paragraphs A and B and shall adopt by routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A a program to register code enforcement officers that meet training and education qualifications. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall publish the list of persons registered for code enforcement who have submitted evidence of required qualifications. Persons registered under this paragraph must meet the requirements for training and certification under this subchapter. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall consult with the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of carrying out training and certification activities related to laws and ordinances referenced in subsection 2‑A, paragraphs C and D . Within one month of discontinuation of training and certification under this paragraph, the Maine Office of Community Affairs shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters a recommendation for funding the training and certification program or for further changes in program requirements. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).] [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

3-A. Training and certification of inspectors in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. In accordance with the training and certification requirements developed pursuant to Title 10, section 9723 , the Maine Office of Community Affairs shall provide the training necessary to certify municipal building officials, local code enforcement officers and 3rd-party inspectors. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

3-B. Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund. The Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support training and certification programs administered by the Maine Office of Community Affairs for code enforcement officers, local plumbing inspectors, municipal building officials and 3rd-party inspectors in accordance with this subchapter. A. On July 1st of each year, the funds identified in section 4215, subsection 4 for training and certifying local plumbing inspectors must be transferred to the fund. [PL 2019, c. 517, §5 (AMD).] B. On July 1st of each year, the funds identified in Title 25, section 2374 for training and certifying municipal building officials, local code enforcement officers and 3rd-party inspectors must be transferred to the fund. [PL 2019, c. 517, §5 (AMD).] C. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall place in the fund any money it receives from grants to support the requirements of this subchapter. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).] D. Funds related to code enforcement training and certification may be expended only in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature and solely for the administration of this subchapter. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year may not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. [PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §7 (NEW).] E. If the fund does not contain sufficient money to support the costs of the training and certification provided for in this subchapter, the Maine Office of Community Affairs may suspend all or reduce the level of training and certification activities. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).] [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

4. Examination. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall conduct at least one examination each year to examine candidates for certification at a time and place designated by it. The Maine Office of Community Affairs may conduct additional examinations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

5. Certification standards. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall adopt routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A to establish the qualifications, conditions and licensing standards and procedures for the certification and recertification of individuals as code enforcement officers. A code enforcement officer need only be certified in the areas of actual job responsibilities. The rules established under this subsection must identify standards for each of the areas of training under subsection 2‑A , in addition to general standards that apply to all code enforcement officers. [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

6. Certification; terms; revocation. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall certify individuals as to their competency to successfully enforce ordinances and other land use regulations and permits granted under those ordinances and regulations and shall issue certificates attesting to the competency of those individuals to act as code enforcement officers. Certificates issued by the former State Planning Office, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development or the Maine Office of Community Affairs are valid for 6 years unless revoked by the District Court. An examination is not required for recertification of code enforcement officers. The Maine Office of Community Affairs shall recertify a code enforcement officer if the code enforcement officer successfully completes at least 12 hours of approved training in each area of job responsibility during the 6-year certification period. A. The District Court may revoke the certificate of a code enforcement officer, in accordance with Title 4, chapter 5 , when it finds that: (1) The code enforcement officer has practiced fraud or deception; (2) Reasonable care, judgment or the application of a duly trained and knowledgeable code enforcement officer's ability was not used in the performance of the duties of the office; or (3) The code enforcement officer is incompetent or unable to perform properly the duties of the office. [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §50 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §80 (AFF).] B. Code enforcement officers whose certificates are invalidated under this subsection may be issued new certificates provided that they are newly certified as provided in this section. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D, §38 (AMD).]

7. Other professions unaffected. This subchapter may not be construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other profession. [PL 1991, c. 163 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6007 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 6007
30-A §6007. General fund
Status: in_force

1. General fund established; money deposited. The bank shall establish and maintain a fund called the "general fund" which shall consist of and in which there shall be deposited: A. Fees received or charges made by the bank for the use of its services or facilities; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Any money which the bank transfers to the general fund from the reserve fund or any capital reserve fund under section 6006, subsection 2 ; [PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 48, §§28, 31 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. Money received by the bank as: (1) Payments of principal of or interest on municipal securities purchased by the bank; (2) Proceeds of the sale of any municipal securities or investment obligations of the bank; and (3) Proceeds of the sale of bonds or notes of the bank and required under the terms of any resolution of the bank or contract with the holders of its bonds or notes to be deposited in the general fund; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] D. Any money required under the terms of any resolution of the bank or contract with the holders of its bonds or notes to be deposited in the general fund; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] E. Any money transferred to the general fund from any other fund or made available by the State for the purpose of the general fund or for the operating expenses of the bank. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 48, §§28, 31 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Use of general fund. Any money in the general fund may, subject to any contracts between the bank and its bondholders or noteholders, be transferred to the reserve fund or any capital reserve fund. If it is not so transferred, the money shall be used to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or notes of the bank when the principal or interest becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon redemption, including the payment of any premium upon redemption before maturity. A. Any money available in the general fund may also be used for: (1) The purchase of municipal securities; (2) The purchase or redemption of its bonds or notes. Any such bonds purchased for retirement shall be thereupon cancelled; and (3) All other purposes of the bank including the payment of its operating expenses. (a) No amount may be expended for the bank's operating expenses in any year out of the general fund or from any account in that fund established for that purpose, in excess of the amount provided for the bank's operating expenses by the annual budget for that year or any amendment of the annual budget in effect at the time of the payment or expenditure for operating expenses. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The bank may create and establish in the general fund any accounts which in the opinion of the bank are necessary, desirable or convenient for the purposes of the bank under this chapter. (1) The bank may establish an account in the general fund for the purpose of paying its operating expenses. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 48, §§29, 31 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4404 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4404
30-A §4404. Review criteria
Status: in_force

When adopting any subdivision regulations and when reviewing any subdivision for approval, the municipal reviewing authority shall consider the following criteria and, before granting approval, must determine that: [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

1. Pollution. The proposed subdivision will not result in undue water or air pollution. In making this determination, it shall at least consider: A. The elevation of the land above sea level and its relation to the flood plains; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] B. The nature of soils and subsoils and their ability to adequately support waste disposal; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] C. The slope of the land and its effect on effluents; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] D. The availability of streams for disposal of effluents; and [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] E. The applicable state and local health and water resource rules and regulations; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

2. Sufficient water. The proposed subdivision has sufficient water available for the reasonably foreseeable needs of the subdivision; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

3. Municipal water supply. The proposed subdivision will not cause an unreasonable burden on an existing water supply, if one is to be used; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

4. Erosion. The proposed subdivision will not cause unreasonable soil erosion or a reduction in the land's capacity to hold water so that a dangerous or unhealthy condition results; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

5. Traffic. The proposed subdivision will not cause unreasonable highway or public road congestion or unsafe conditions with respect to the use of the highways or public roads existing or proposed and, if the proposed subdivision requires driveways or entrances onto a state or state aid highway located outside the urban compact area of an urban compact municipality as defined by Title 23, section 754 , the Department of Transportation has provided documentation indicating that the driveways or entrances conform to Title 23, section 704 and any rules adopted under that section; [PL 2001, c. 560, §1 (AMD).]

6. Sewage disposal. The proposed subdivision will provide for adequate sewage waste disposal and will not cause an unreasonable burden on municipal services if they are utilized; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD).]

7. Municipal solid waste disposal. The proposed subdivision will not cause an unreasonable burden on the municipality's ability to dispose of solid waste, if municipal services are to be utilized; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD).]

8. Aesthetic, cultural and natural values. The proposed subdivision will not have an undue adverse effect on the scenic or natural beauty of the area, aesthetics, historic sites, significant wildlife habitat identified by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or the municipality, or rare and irreplaceable natural areas or any public rights for physical or visual access to the shoreline; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD).]

9. Conformity with local ordinances and plans. The proposed subdivision conforms with a duly adopted subdivision regulation or ordinance, comprehensive plan, development plan or land use plan, if any. In making this determination, the municipal reviewing authority may interpret these ordinances and plans; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

10. Financial and technical capacity. The subdivider has adequate financial and technical capacity to meet the standards of this section; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

11. Surface waters; outstanding river segments. Whenever situated entirely or partially within the watershed of any pond or lake or within 250 feet of any wetland, great pond or river as defined in Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 2‑B , the proposed subdivision will not adversely affect the quality of that body of water or unreasonably affect the shoreline of that body of water. A. When lots in a subdivision have frontage on an outstanding river segment, the proposed subdivision plan must require principal structures to have a combined lot shore frontage and setback from the normal high-water mark of 500 feet. (1) To avoid circumventing the intent of this provision, whenever a proposed subdivision adjoins a shoreland strip narrower than 250 feet which is not lotted, the proposed subdivision shall be reviewed as if lot lines extended to the shore. (2) The frontage and set-back provisions of this paragraph do not apply either within areas zoned as general development or its equivalent under shoreland zoning, Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 2‑B , or within areas designated by ordinance as densely developed. The determination of which areas are densely developed must be based on a finding that existing development met the definitional requirements of section 4401, subsection 1 , on September 23, 1983; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD).]

12. Ground water. The proposed subdivision will not, alone or in conjunction with existing activities, adversely affect the quality or quantity of ground water; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 429, §1 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD).]

13. Flood areas. Based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and information presented by the applicant whether the subdivision is in a flood-prone area. If the subdivision, or any part of it, is in such an area, the subdivider shall determine the 100-year flood elevation and flood hazard boundaries within the subdivision. The proposed subdivision plan must include a condition of plan approval requiring that principal structures in the subdivision will be constructed with their lowest floor, including the basement, at least one foot above the 100-year flood elevation; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 429, §1 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 497, §8 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §85 (RPR).]

14. Freshwater wetlands. All freshwater wetlands within the proposed subdivision have been identified on any maps submitted as part of the application, regardless of the size of these wetlands. Any mapping of freshwater wetlands may be done with the help of the local soil and water conservation district; [PL 1989, c. 404, §2 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 429, §2 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 497, §9 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 772, §3 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. G, §5 (RPR).]

14-A. Farmland. All farmland within the proposed subdivision has been identified on maps submitted as part of the application. Any mapping of farmland may be done with the help of the local soil and water conservation district; [PL 2009, c. 356, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

15. River, stream or brook. Any river, stream or brook within or abutting the proposed subdivision has been identified on any maps submitted as part of the application. For purposes of this section, "river, stream or brook" has the same meaning as in Title 38, section 480‑B, subsection 9 ; [PL 1991, c. 838, §12 (AMD).]

16. Storm water. The proposed subdivision will provide for adequate storm water management; [PL 1991, c. 838, §12 (AMD).]

17. Spaghetti-lots prohibited. If any lots in the proposed subdivision have shore frontage on a river, stream, brook, great pond or coastal wetland as these features are defined in Title 38, section 480‑B , none of the lots created within the subdivision have a lot depth to shore frontage ratio greater than 5 to 1; [PL 1997, c. 226, §2 (AMD).]

18. Lake phosphorus concentration. The long-term cumulative effects of the proposed subdivision will not unreasonably increase a great pond's phosphorus concentration during the construction phase and life of the proposed subdivision; [PL 2003, c. 622, §2 (AMD).]

19. Impact on adjoining municipality. For any proposed subdivision that crosses municipal boundaries, the proposed subdivision will not cause unreasonable traffic congestion or unsafe conditions with respect to the use of existing public ways in an adjoining municipality in which part of the subdivision is located; and [PL 2003, c. 622, §3 (AMD).]

20. Lands subject to liquidation harvesting. Timber on the parcel being subdivided has not been harvested in violation of rules adopted pursuant to Title 12, section 8869, subsection 14 . If a violation of rules adopted by the Maine Forest Service to substantially eliminate liquidation harvesting has occurred, the municipal reviewing authority must determine prior to granting approval for the subdivision that 5 years have elapsed from the date the landowner under whose ownership the harvest occurred acquired the parcel. A municipal reviewing authority may request technical assistance from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry to determine whether a rule violation has occurred, or the municipal reviewing authority may accept a determination certified by a forester licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 76 . If a municipal reviewing authority requests technical assistance from the bureau, the bureau shall respond within 5 working days regarding its ability to provide assistance. If the bureau agrees to provide assistance, it shall make a finding and determination as to whether a rule violation has occurred. The bureau shall provide a written copy of its finding and determination to the municipal reviewing authority within 30 days of receipt of the municipal reviewing authority's request. If the bureau notifies a municipal reviewing authority that the bureau will not provide assistance, the municipal reviewing authority may require a subdivision applicant to provide a determination certified by a licensed forester. For the purposes of this subsection, "liquidation harvesting" has the same meaning as in Title 12, section 8868, subsection 6 and "parcel" means a contiguous area within one municipality, township or plantation owned by one person or a group of persons in common or joint ownership. This subsection takes effect on the effective date of rules adopted pursuant to Title 12, section 8869, subsection 14 . [PL 2003, c. 622, §4 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5655 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 223 / Section 5655
30-A §5655. Unconditional gifts
Status: in_force

A gift without conditions, of any type of property, offered to a municipality may be accepted or rejected by its legislative body, except for forfeited assets conveyed to the municipality pursuant to Title 15, chapter 517 , which may be accepted or rejected by the municipal officers. [PL 1999, c. 408, §5 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4161 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 185 / Section 4161
30-A §4161. Standards; installation
Status: in_force

All installations of electrical equipment must be reasonably safe to persons and property and must comply with the applicable laws of the State and all applicable ordinances, orders and regulations of any municipality, not in conflict with this subchapter. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

Conformity of installations of electrical equipment with applicable regulations set forth in the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code or electrical provisions of other safety codes which have been approved by the American Standards Association is prima facie evidence that the installations are reasonably safe to persons and property. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Tests of special wiring. The Commissioner of Public Safety may authorize installations of special wiring to obtain field experience under controlled conditions in territory where electrical inspection is provided. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5412 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 213 / Section 5412
30-A §5412. Authorizing resolution
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law or any charter or charter amendment previously adopted by a municipality, or any ordinance, resolution, bylaw or regulation of a municipality, it is not necessary to publish any resolution adopted under this chapter, either before or after its final passage. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1858 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 1858
30-A §1858. Dissolution
Status: in_force

1. Method. In the event both counties vote to withdraw pursuant to section 1857 , the board of directors shall vote to dissolve the jail authority. The board of directors may, at any time by 2/3 vote, recommend to the counties that the jail authority be dissolved. If such a recommendation is made, the commissioners in each county shall vote on the question of dissolving the jail authority. If the commissioners in each of the counties vote to dissolve the jail authority, the jail authority must be dissolved by the board of directors at a time fixed by the board of directors. [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

2. Assets and liabilities. Upon dissolution, the directors shall conclude the affairs of the jail authority and shall liquidate the jail authority's assets and liabilities by: A. Paying all expenses and paying or securing the payment of all debts of the jail authority in a manner permissible by the debt instruments; and [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).] B. Distributing all assets and all liabilities in a manner permissible by the debt instruments proportionately between the counties in accordance with any formula contained in section 1954 for guarantees and assessments. [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

3. Filing of articles of dissolution. A copy of the articles of dissolution must be filed with the Secretary of State by the board of directors. [PL 2003, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3503 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 163 / Section 3503
30-A §3503. Addition to or modification of a district
Status: in_force

1. Application for membership to a district. A municipality that is contiguous to any other municipality authorized to provide transportation services under this chapter or contiguous to any municipality that is a member of a transit district may apply to the transit district for membership, and the board of directors may accept or refuse the application for membership. [PL 2019, c. 242, §5 (NEW).]

2. Modification of borders of a transportation corridor district. The board of directors, with approval from all municipalities in the transportation corridor district, may change the borders of a transportation corridor district. [PL 2019, c. 242, §5 (NEW).]

3. Joining a transportation corridor district. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection 1 , a municipality with an existing or proposed transportation corridor connecting to an established transportation corridor district may apply to join the transportation corridor district. The municipality applying to join an established transportation corridor district must receive approval by a majority of voters within the municipality. The board of directors of the established transportation corridor district, with approval from all municipalities in the district, may approve the municipality's application by a majority vote. [PL 2019, c. 242, §5 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3783 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 183 / Section 3783
30-A §3783. Limitations
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Public auctions. Liquidation sales by public auction of not more than 3 days duration conducted by a licensed auctioneer; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Sheriffs' sales. Sales conducted or made by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, collectors of taxes, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, receivers, assignees under voluntary assignments for the benefit of creditors or insurers; or [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Sale of personal property. Sales by any other person required by law to sell personal property. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 354 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 354
30-A §354. Uniforms
Status: in_force

1. Uniforms provided. Every county shall furnish one uniform to the sheriff and to each full-time deputy, sufficient to identify them as officers of the law. If the county commissioners approve, the county may provide more than one uniform for each. The sheriffs shall require each deputy, while engaged in the enforcement of Title 29‑A, section 105 or 1760 , to wear a uniform as required by this section. [PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §126 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 (AFF); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15 (AFF).]

2. Labor disputes. No deputy or special deputy may wear or display a uniform or badge that identifies the deputy or special deputy as a public law enforcement officer at the site of a labor dispute, strike or lockout, except while on active duty in the public service and while traveling to and from public work. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2301 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 119 / Section 2301
30-A §2301. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that a high level of cooperation and understanding between the State and its local governments is necessary to achieve common public goals and that coordination through regional councils is a way to achieve improved state and local cooperation. The Legislature further recognizes that regional councils are uniquely qualified to assist in the development of technical capacities of local governments; to develop regional policies, services and solutions to meet local needs; and to serve as a vital link between local governments and the State. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6053 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 6053
30-A §6053. Liquor operation revenue bonds authorized
Status: in_force

1. Revenue bonds. [PL 2023, c. 189, Pt. H, §2 (RP); PL 2023, c. 189, Pt. H, §6 (AFF).]

2. Amount and terms. The bond bank may issue liquor operation revenue bonds from time to time in amounts and upon such terms as the bond bank considers appropriate. The terms of the liquor operation revenue bonds, their payment schedule and other terms and provisions to facilitate their creditworthiness must be determined by the bond bank. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

3. Form; interest; taxability. The bond bank shall determine the terms of the liquor operation revenue bonds, including: A. The form of the liquor operation revenue bonds; [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] B. The rate or rates at which the liquor operation revenue bonds bear interest and whether such interest is intended to be includable in or excludable from the gross income of the bond owners for federal and state income tax purposes pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] C. The maturity, except that a liquor operation revenue bond may not mature later than June 30, 2024. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

4. Not a pledge of the full faith or credit; not a debt. Liquor operation revenue bonds are not in any way a debt or liability of the State and do not constitute a loan of the credit of the State or create any debt or debts or liability or liabilities on behalf of the State or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State. All liquor operation revenue bonds issued by the bond bank, unless funded or refunded by bonds of the bond bank, are payable solely from revenues or funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this subchapter. Each liquor operation revenue bond must contain on its face a statement to the effect that the bond bank is obligated to pay the principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, solely from the revenues pledged for those purposes and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State is pledged to the payment of the principal, interest or redemption premium, if any, on the liquor operation revenue bonds. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

5. Bond proceeds. [PL 2023, c. 189, Pt. H, §3 (RP); PL 2023, c. 189, Pt. H, §6 (AFF).]

6. Agreements with financial institutions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the bond bank may enter into an ancillary obligation or other agreement or contract with a commercial bank, trust company or banking or other financial institution within or outside the State that is necessary, desirable or convenient in the opinion of the bond bank to provide any services to the bond bank to assist the bond bank in effectuating the purposes of this subchapter. The bond bank may enter into, amend or terminate any ancillary obligation or other agreement as the bond bank determines to be necessary or appropriate. The ancillary obligation or other agreement may include without limitation contracts commonly known as interest rate swap agreements, forward purchase contracts or guaranteed investment contracts and futures or contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates. These contracts may be entered into by the bond bank in connection with or incidental to entering into or maintaining any agreement that secures liquor operation revenue bonds issued under this subchapter or any investment or contract providing for investment of reserves or similar facility guaranteeing an investment rate for a period of years not to exceed the underlying terms of the liquor operation revenue bonds. The determination by the bond bank that an ancillary obligation or other agreement or the amendment or termination of an ancillary obligation or other agreement is necessary or appropriate as provided in this section is conclusive. An ancillary obligation or other agreement may contain provisions regarding payment, security, default, remedy, termination and payments and other terms and conditions as determined by the bond bank, after giving due consideration to the creditworthiness of the counterparty or other obligated party, including any rating by any nationally recognized rating agency, and to any other criteria as may be appropriate. A liquor operation revenue bond or any ancillary obligation or other agreement made pursuant to this subsection may contain a recital that it is issued or executed, respectively, pursuant to this subchapter. The recital is conclusive evidence of the validity of the liquor operation revenue bond or ancillary obligation or other agreement and of the regularity of the proceedings relating to them. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

7. Remedies of holders of bonds. If the bond bank defaults in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of liquor operation revenue bonds after the principal and interest become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption or otherwise, and that default continues for a period of 30 days, or if the bond bank fails or refuses to comply with this subchapter or defaults in an agreement made with the holders of an issue of liquor operation revenue bonds, the holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of liquor operation revenue bonds then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the office of the clerk of courts of Kennebec County and proved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the bondholders. The trustee, in the trustee's own name, by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, shall enforce all rights of the bondholders or holders of the ancillary obligations or other agreements and require the bond bank to carry out any other agreements with the bondholders or holders of such ancillary obligations or other agreements and to perform the bond bank's duties required under this subchapter, as long as the bonds are limited revenue obligations. An obligation to make debt service payments does not constitute a debt or liability of the State or any political subdivision of the State within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, or a loan of the credit of the State, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or any political subdivision of the State, and the State has no legal obligation to appropriate money for those payments or other such obligations. Payments of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the liquor operation revenue bonds must be made solely from amounts derived from the fund or as otherwise authorized by this subchapter. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision of the State is pledged to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium for, if any, or interest on the liquor operation revenue bonds. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

8. State authorized to enter into contracts. The State, including any department, commission, agency or other instrumentality of the State, is authorized to enter into an agreement, contract or other arrangement with the bond bank in connection with the issuance of liquor operation revenue bonds. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

9. Reserve fund for liquor operation revenue bonds. The bond bank may establish a capital reserve fund for the benefit of holders of liquor operation revenue bonds subject to the provisions of section 6006, subsection 5 . [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

10. Agreement of the State. The bond bank is authorized to include the following statement in its liquor operation revenue bonds or contracts or ancillary obligations: "The State hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of any liquor operation revenue bonds issued pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30‑A, chapter 225, subchapter 5 and with those parties who may enter into any ancillary obligation or contract with the Maine Municipal Bond Bank pursuant to that subchapter that the State will not limit, alter, restrict or impair the rights vested in the Maine Municipal Bond Bank and in any party to an ancillary obligation or contract until the liquor operation revenue bonds, together with interest, including interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any actions or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged and such contracts and ancillary obligations are fully performed on the part of the Maine Municipal Bond Bank." Nothing in this subchapter precludes the limitation or alteration of the rights vested in the bond bank and holders of liquor operation revenue bonds if and when adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of liquor operation revenue bonds of the bond bank or those entering into contracts or ancillary obligations with the bond bank. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 7001 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 3 / Chapter 301 / Section 7001
30-A §7001. Organization of unincorporated townships
Status: in_force

1. Census. Any unincorporated township may, by petition of 20% or more of the voters of the township, require the county commissioners to determine from the Federal Decennial Census or by actual enumeration whether the township has 200 inhabitants or more. The county commissioners shall report the result of the census to the Secretary of State who shall record it. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Organization of township with population of 200 or more. If the report made under subsection 1 indicates that the township has a population of 200 or more, the county commissioners shall, with the consent of a majority of the petitioners under subsection 1 , issue their warrant to an inhabitant of the unincorporated township, commanding that inhabitant to notify the voters of the unincorporated township, to assemble on a day and at a place named in the warrant, to choose a moderator, clerk, 3 assessors, treasurer, collector of taxes, constable, school committee and other necessary plantation officers. A. The person selected by the commissioners shall give notice of the meeting by posting an attested copy of the warrant for the meeting in 2 public and conspicuous places in the township at least 14 days before the day of meeting. The warrant, with the inhabitant's return on it, shall be returned to the meeting and the officers shall be chosen and sworn. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Alternative method. Any unincorporated or unorganized place containing any number of inhabitants may be organized under this subsection. One or more of the county commissioners, on written application signed by at least 3 voters of any unincorporated or unorganized place in their county, may issue a warrant to one of the 3 voters, requiring that voter to announce a meeting of the voters of the unincorporated or unorganized place residing within the limits described in the warrant. When a state or county tax is assessed to the unincorporated or unorganized place, the Treasurer of State or the county commissioners, without application by the voters, may issue their warrant to an inhabitant of the unincorporated or unorganized place. In either case the warrant, notice of meeting and proceedings shall be the same as provided in subsection 2 . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Organization meeting. At the time and place appointed for meetings for the organization of plantations under subsections 2 and 3 , a moderator shall be chosen by ballot by the voters present to preside at the meeting. The person to whom the warrant was directed shall preside until the moderator is chosen and sworn by that person. A clerk, 3 assessors, treasurer and school committee shall be chosen by ballot and sworn by the moderator or a dedimus justice. Other plantation officers may be chosen by ballot or other method agreed on by vote of the meeting and shall be sworn by the moderator or a dedimus justice. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §53 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (AMD).]

5. Documents recorded with Secretary of State. When a plantation is organized, the clerk and assessors shall send to the Secretary of State: A. A certified copy of all proceedings performed in organizing the plantation, including: (1) The petition, if any; (2) The warrant issued for the organizational meeting and the return on the warrant; and (3) The record of the organizational meeting; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. A written description of the limits of the plantation. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] The Secretary of State shall record these documents. Upon recording, all laws applicable to organized plantations apply to plantations organized under this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4755 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 201 / Section 4755
30-A §4755. Provide property
Status: in_force

The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority may provide surplus state property below market value pursuant to this subchapter and Title 5, section 1742, subsection 23 to any person, firm or organization that agrees to construct, reconstruct or rehabilitate affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income households and maintain this property for this purpose in a written contract with the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority. [PL 2025, c. 264, §4 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4457 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4457
30-A §4457. Assumption of authority
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the commissioner's approval of an ordinance submitted under this subchapter, all powers and duties of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection set forth in Title 38, chapter 5, subchapter 1, article 3‑A , vest in that municipality. [PL 1993, c. 370, §1 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3152 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 153 / Section 3152
30-A §3152. Fire protection
Status: in_force

1. Methods of protection. A municipality may provide fire protection by: A. Maintaining a municipal fire department; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Supporting a volunteer fire association; or [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. Contracting with other governmental units for fire protection services. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Fire protection zones. A municipality may establish administrative areas of the municipality for firefighting and fire protection purposes, to be served by one fire department or volunteer fire association, which shall be called "fire protection zones." Fire protection zones must be established by the vote of the municipal legislative body or by regulations adopted by the municipal officers if the municipal legislative body so provides. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4456 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4456
30-A §4456. Interlocal agreements
Status: in_force

Two or more municipalities may enter into an interlocal agreement under this section to regulate water level regimes and minimum flow requirements for impounded bodies of water and dams that are entirely within the corporate boundaries of those municipalities only if each municipality has adopted an ordinance that has been approved by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection pursuant to this subchapter. [RR 1993, c. 2, §26 (COR).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6022 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 6022
30-A §6022. Exemption of property from execution sale
Status: in_force

All property of the bank is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution. No execution or other judicial process may issue against the bank's property nor may any judgment against the bank be a charge or lien upon its property, provided that nothing in this chapter may apply to or limit the rights of the holder of any bonds or notes to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the bank on its revenues or other money. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Action on resolution. Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside a resolution authorizing the bank's issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter or to obtain any relief upon the ground that the resolution is invalid must be commenced within 30 days after the bank adopts the resolution. After this period of limitation expires, no right of action or defense founded upon the invalidity of the resolution or any of its provisions may be asserted nor may the validity of the resolution or any of its provisions be open to question in any court on any ground. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 873 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 873
30-A §873. Advisory committee
Status: in_force

There is established a Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee comprised as follows. [PL 1991, c. 495 (NEW).]

1. Municipal officers. By April 1st of each year, municipal officers within each commissioner district shall caucus and shall elect municipal officers from that district to fill vacancies for terms as provided in paragraph B . A. [PL 2023, c. 262, §1 (RP); PL 2023, c. 262, §5 (AFF).] B. Each commissioner district has 2 permanent members. Members serve for 3-year terms. There is a rotating member who serves a one-year term, selected in 2025 by commissioner district one, selected in 2026 by commissioner district 2, selected in 2027 by commissioner district 3, selected in 2028 by commissioner district 4, selected in 2029 by commissioner district 5 and selected in 2030 and succeeding years in the same order as the first 5 years under this paragraph. If a committee member ceases to be a municipal officer during the term of membership, the committee member shall resign the membership and the next district caucus shall elect a qualified municipal officer to fill the membership for the remainder of the unexpired term. [PL 2023, c. 262, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 262, §5 (AFF).] [PL 2023, c. 262, §1 (AMD); PL 2023, c. 262, §5 (AFF).]

2. Legislative member. The Franklin County legislative delegation shall select one of the delegation's members to serve as a nonvoting member on the committee. [PL 1991, c. 495 (NEW).]

3. Committee chair. The committee shall select its own chair each year. [PL 1991, c. 495 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 899 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 899
30-A §899. Filing of final budget
Status: in_force

The budget committee shall file a copy of the final budget with the State Auditor on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor. The State Auditor shall retain the forms for 3 years. [PL 1993, c. 582, §1 (NEW); PL 2013, c. 16, §10 (REV).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1322 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 1322
30-A §1322. Charter commission; membership; procedure
Status: in_force

1. Membership. The charter commission shall consist of 9 members, 6 of whom must be voters of the county, elected as provided in paragraph A , and 3 of whom shall be appointed by the county commissioners under paragraph B . A. Voter members shall be nominated as provided in Title 21‑A, sections 351 , 352 , 354 , 355 and 356 , and shall be nominated and elected by district if the county commissioners are elected by district. The number of voter members from each district shall be apportioned equally. When equal apportionment is not possible, one or more voter members may be nominated and elected at large. The voter members must be nominated and elected without party designation. County commissioners are not eligible for election. Election of voter members may be held at the same election as the referendum for the charter commission, but must be held within 60 days of that election. The names of the candidates shall be arranged on the ballot alphabetically by last name. If the elections are held at the same time, they shall appear immediately below the question relating to the charter commission. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Appointive members must be residents of the county. No person may be appointed who is a resident of a municipality in which another member resides, unless this is impossible due to the composition of the county's districts and the residences of any of those eligible under this paragraph to be appointive members. The county commissioners shall make the appointments within 30 days after the voter members have been selected. No more than 2 appointive members may be members of the same political party. One appointive member must be a county commissioner, one must be a municipal officer and one must be either a Senator or Representative. The county clerk shall give at least 7 days' notice to the clerk of each municipality within the county and each member of the county legislative delegation of the date, time and place of the meeting at which the appointive members will be selected. The county commissioners shall set the date, time and place of the meeting. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Organization. Immediately after receiving notice of the appointment of the members by the county commissioners, the county clerk shall notify the appointed and elected members of the charter commission of the date, time and place of the commission's organizational meeting. The clerk shall set the date, time and place and give at least 10 days' notice of the meeting. The charter commission shall organize by electing from its members a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary and shall file notice of those elections with the county clerk. Vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled by vote of the commission from the voters of the county and, when the vacating member was elected by a district, the district, except that a vacancy among appointive members shall be promptly filled by the county commissioners. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed from the commission's account for expenses lawfully incurred by them in performing their duties. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Rules; staff. The charter commission may adopt rules governing the conduct of its meetings and proceedings and may employ any necessary legal, research, clerical or other employees and consultants within the limits of its budget. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Funding. A county shall provide its charter commission, free of charge, with suitable office space and with reasonable access to facilities for holding public hearings, may contribute clerical and other assistance to the commission, and shall permit it to consult with and obtain advice and information from county officers, officials and employees during ordinary working hours. Within 20 days after the election of a charter commission, the county commissioners shall credit $500 to the charter commission account. A county may from time to time transfer additional funds to the charter commission account from surplus or from other accounts in the county budget. A. In addition to funds made available by a county, the charter commission account may receive funds from any other source, public or private, except that no contribution of more than $5 may be accepted from any source other than the county or a municipality in the county unless the name and address of the person or agency making the contribution and the amount of the contribution are disclosed in writing filed with the clerk. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Prior to its termination, the charter commission shall file with the clerk a complete account of all its receipts and expenditures for public inspection. Any balance remaining in its account shall be credited to the county's surplus account. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Hearings, reports, time limits. The charter commission shall hold at least 3 public hearings to receive information, views, comments and other material relating to its functions. The first hearing shall be held within 30 days after the charter commission's organizational meeting. A. The charter commission shall hold its public hearings within the county at times and places set by the commission. At least 10 days before a hearing, the charter commission shall publish the date, time and place of the hearing in a notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. Hearings may be adjourned from time to time without further published notice. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Within 9 months after its election, the charter commission shall: (1) Prepare a preliminary report including the text of the charter or charter revision which the commission intends to submit to the voters and any explanatory information the commission considers desirable; (2) Have the report printed and circulated throughout the county; and (3) Provide sufficient copies of the preliminary report to the county clerk to permit its distribution to each voter requesting a copy. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. Within 12 months after its election the charter commission shall submit its final report to the county commissioners. This report must include: (1) The full text and an explanation of the proposed new charter or charter revision; (2) Any comments that the commission considers desirable; (3) An indication of the major differences between the current and proposed charters; and (4) A written opinion by an attorney admitted to the bar of this State that the proposed charter or charter revision does not conflict with the United States Constitution, the Constitution of Maine or the general laws. Minority reports may be filed. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] D. The county commissioners may extend the time limits for the preparation and submission of preliminary and final reports of the charter commission for up to 24 months after the election of the charter commission, if the extension is necessary to: (1) Properly complete the reports; (2) Have them printed or circulated; or (3) Obtain the written opinion of an attorney. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

6. Election. When the final report is filed, the county commissioners shall order the proposed new charter or charter revision to be submitted to the voters of the county at the next regular or special statewide election held at least 60 days after the final report is filed. [PL 1991, c. 862, §9 (AMD).]

7. Termination. Except as provided in paragraph A , the charter commission shall continue in existence for 30 days after submitting its final report to the county commissioners to wind up its affairs. A. If judicial review is sought under section 1325 , the charter commission shall continue in existence until that review and any appeals from that review are finally completed for the purpose of intervening in those proceedings. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 7060 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 3 / Chapter 301 / Section 7060
30-A §7060. Buildings and equipment
Status: in_force

1. Ordinances regulating buildings and equipment required. Plantations adopting planning and zoning shall adopt ordinances: A. Regulating the design, construction materials and construction of new buildings and additions to and alterations of existing buildings; regulating the alteration, demolition, maintenance, repair, use, change of use, safety features, light, ventilation and sanitation facilities of all buildings; regulating the installation, alteration, maintenance, repair and use of all equipment in or connected to all buildings; and requiring permits and establishing reasonable permit fees for all of the operations mentioned in this paragraph; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Establishing adequate standards for all features of means of exit, fire protection, fire prevention, accident prevention and structural safety of buildings that are used occasionally or regularly for public assembly; compelling the owners to make improvements to bring these buildings up to the established standards; requiring the owner or lessee of a building used for public assembly that is regulated by an ordinance authorized by this section and operated with the intent of financial gain to obtain a permit for which a fee may be imposed commensurate with its size or capacity; and requiring the owner or lessee of such a building to file a plan showing all safety features as a condition precedent to the issue of a permit or the further use of one already issued. (1) The building official shall send a written order to the owner or lessee of a building used for public assembly requiring any conditions that exist in violation of an ordinance to be corrected within 30 days after the order is sent. (2) After the 30-day period expires, the owner or lessee is strictly liable for all injury caused by the failure to correct the violations and the building official shall order the building vacated. (3) As used in this section, "building used for public assembly" means a room or space in or on any structure that is used for the gathering of 100 or more persons for any purpose and includes any room or space on the same level, above or below, that has a common entrance; and [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §13 (AMD).] C. Requiring persons, other than a dealer licensed by the State with a sales tax certificate issued by the State Tax Assessor, who intend to construct or locate in the plantation new manufactured housing, as defined in section 4358, subsection 1 , to provide: (1) A bill of sale indicating the name, address, dealer registration number and sales tax certificate number of the person who sold or provided the manufactured housing to the buyer locating the housing in the plantation; or (2) Certification of payment of the sales tax in accordance with Title 36, section 1760, subsection 40 and Title 36, section 1952-B . In any plantation which requires a permit for manufactured housing, the permit is deemed to be not approved or valid until payment of the sales tax has been certified with the assessors or the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. [PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §55 (RPR); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).] [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §13 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]

2. Additional provisions. The provisions of this subsection apply to subsection 1 . A. The provisions pertaining to buildings apply equally to all structures and parts of them, including mobile and modular homes. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The building official is the licensing authority, unless otherwise provided by the plantation. [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §14 (AMD).] C. Ordinances defining the duties of the building official and other enforcement officers, not contrary to Title 25, chapter 313 , may be enacted. All enforcement officers designated by ordinance must be given free access at reasonable hours to all parts of buildings regulated by ordinance. [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §14 (AMD).] D. An application for a permit must be in writing and must be signed by the applicant and directed to the building official. The failure of the building official to issue a written notice of the decision, directed to the applicant within 30 days from the filing of the application, constitutes a refusal of the permit. The building official may not issue any permit: (1) For a building or use for which the applicant is required to obtain a license under Title 38, section 413 , until the applicant has obtained that license; or (2) For a building or use within a land subdivision, as defined in section 4401 , unless that subdivision has been approved in accordance with that section. [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §14 (AMD).] E. An appeal may be taken from any order issued by the building official or from the licensing authority's refusal to grant a permit. (1) A person aggrieved by an order of the building official or a permit applicant may appeal in writing to the plantation assessors. At their next meeting following receipt of the appeal, the plantation assessors shall affirm, modify or set aside the decision of the building official according to the terms of the pertinent ordinance. They may permit a variation from the terms of an ordinance when necessary to avoid undue hardship, as long as there is no substantial departure from the intent of the ordinance. They may permit an exception to an ordinance only when the terms of the exception have been specifically set forth by the plantation. The failure of the plantation assessors to issue a written notice of their decision, directed to the applicant, within 30 days from the filing of the appeal constitutes a denial of the appeal. If a plantation has by ordinance required that all such appeals be taken to a board of appeals, the procedure must be the same as in appeals directed to the plantation assessors, unless the plantation has provided otherwise. (2) An appeal may be taken from the decision of the plantation assessors or the board of appeals as provided in section 2691, subsection 3, paragraph G . [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §14 (AMD).] [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §14 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5202 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 205 / Section 5202
30-A §5202. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Blighted area. "Blighted area" means: A. An area in which there are a substantial number of buildings or improvements that are detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare because of: (1) Dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence; (2) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation or open spaces; (3) High density of population and overcrowding; (4) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or (5) Any combination of these factors; or [PL 1999, c. 540, §4 (AMD).] B. An area that is a threat to the public health, safety or welfare in its present condition and use because of: (1) Inadequate street layout, unsanitary or unsafe conditions; (2) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; (3) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or (4) Any combination of these factors. [PL 1999, c. 540, §4 (AMD).] [PL 1999, c. 540, §4 (AMD).]

2. Community development program. "Community development program" means a program adopted by a municipality under this chapter which has as its primary objective the development of a viable community by providing decent housing principally for persons of low and moderate incomes, or by expanding economic opportunity by providing public facilities. This program must conform to the municipality's comprehensive plan. The program may include the following specific objectives: A. The identification and elimination of slums and blight and the prevention of blighting influences and the deterioration of property and neighborhood and community facilities important to the welfare of the community and principally to persons of low and moderate income; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The elimination of conditions which are detrimental to health, safety and public welfare through code enforcement, demolition, interim rehabilitation assistance and related activities; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. The conservation and expansion of housing stock in order to provide a decent home and a suitable living environment for all persons, but principally those of low and moderate income; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] D. The expansion and improvement of the quantity and quality of community services, principally for persons of low and moderate income, which are essential for sound community development and for the development of viable urban communities; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] E. A more rational use of land and other natural resources and the better arrangement of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and other needed activity centers; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] F. The reduction of the isolation of income groups within the community and surrounding geographical areas and the promotion of an increase in the diversity and vitality of neighborhoods through the spatial deconcentration of housing opportunities for persons of lower income and the revitalization of deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods in order to attract persons of higher income; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] G. The restoration and preservation of properties of special value for historic, architectural or aesthetic reasons. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Disposition. "Disposition" includes the sale or lease of the property to persons not necessarily the original owners, or the municipality's retention of the property after acquisition or after acquisition and rehabilitation or demolition. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Owner. "Owner" means any person having an estate, interest or easement in the property to be acquired, or having a lien, charge, mortgage or encumbrance on the property. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Slum area. "Slum area" means a blighted area in an extreme state of deterioration and decay. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 7202 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 3 / Chapter 302 / Section 7202
30-A §7202. Petition for deorganization meeting
Status: in_force

The voters of any municipality may petition for consideration of deorganization of the municipality by following the petition procedure of section 2528, subsection 5 . On the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 50% of the number of votes cast in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election requesting a municipal meeting for the purpose of discussing and determining whether the municipality should deorganize, the municipal officers shall call and hold a special meeting in the manner provided for the calling and holding of town meetings or city elections to discuss deorganization of the municipality and to decide whether to develop a deorganization procedure. [PL 2025, c. 212, §1 (AMD).]

The municipal officers shall also publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the area. One notice shall be published as close to the 14th day before the meeting as possible, and the 2nd notice shall be published as close to the 7th day before the meeting as possible. [PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5956 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 5956
30-A §5956. State services
Status: in_force

1. State assistance authorized. All state officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions may provide any service to the bank that is: A. Requested by the bank; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Within the area of their governmental functions as established by law. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Study or review requests. All state officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions shall promptly comply with any reasonable request made by the bank under subsection 1 , as to the making of any study or review as to: A. The desirability, need, cost or expense with respect to any such public project, purpose or improvement; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. The financial feasibility of the project; or [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. The financial or fiscal responsibility or ability in connection with the project of any governmental unit applying to the bank for a loan and for the bank's purchase of municipal securities to be issued by the governmental unit. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Cost of services. At the request of the officer, department, board, agency, division or commission providing the service, the bank shall pay the cost and expense of any services requested by the bank. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3533 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 164 / Section 3533
30-A §3533. Management
Status: in_force

1. Directors; officers. The affairs of a district formed under section 3532 are managed by a board of directors chosen from the inhabitants of the municipalities comprising the district. The municipal officers of each municipality shall select the directors to represent the municipality. The directors shall elect from among themselves a president, treasurer, clerk and such other officers as they consider necessary. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).]

2. Bylaws. The directors shall adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of district affairs. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).]

3. Employees. The directors may appoint and fix the compensation, if any, of employees needed to carry out the district's purposes and may delegate their authority under this subsection to a district manager. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5153 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 204 / Section 5153
30-A §5153. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]

1. Abandoned. "Abandoned" with reference to a property means a property that is vacant and to which the owner has no intent to return. [PL 2021, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]

2. Blighted. "Blighted" with reference to a property means a property on which buildings or improvements are detrimental or are a threat to the public health, safety or welfare in their present condition. [PL 2021, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]

3. Environmentally hazardous. "Environmentally hazardous" with reference to a property means a property that is designated as an uncontrolled hazardous substance site under Title 38, section 1365 . [PL 2021, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]

4. Functionally obsolete. "Functionally obsolete" with reference to a property means a property that is unable to be used to adequately perform the functions for which it was intended. [PL 2021, c. 664, §3 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2304 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 119 / Section 2304
30-A §2304. Tax status
Status: in_force

Regional councils established in accordance with this Title are tax-exempt institutions which are exempt only from income and sales taxes. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6102 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 229 / Section 6102
30-A §6102. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of establishing the board is to enable municipalities that have fallen into financial difficulties to receive assistance from the State and to be reestablished on a sound financial basis and to assure the State of the collection of the taxes due from those municipalities to the State. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4908 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 201 / Section 4908
30-A §4908. Determination of outstanding obligations
Status: in_force

In computing the total amount of obligations of the Maine State Housing Authority which may at any time be outstanding for any purpose under this chapter: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Amounts to be refunded excluded. The amount of the outstanding obligations refunded or to be refunded from the proceeds of the sale of new obligations or by the exchange of new obligations shall be excluded; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Amounts valued at current value. The amount of the outstanding obligations that have been issued as capital appreciation bonds or as similar instruments shall be valued as of any date of calculation at their then current accreted value rather than their face value. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 454 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 454
30-A §454. Detention
Status: in_force

Each county shall provide detention facilities, either within the county or, by contract with another county, outside the county. Counties may enter into an agreement under chapter 115 to provide consolidated detention facilities for the use of the agreeing counties. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 102 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 102
30-A §102. County commissioners' authority
Status: in_force

The county commissioners have final authority over the operation of all county offices by elected or appointed county officials, except in circumstances for which a County Personnel Board has been established under subchapter VII, article 2 with the powers and duties set forth in that article and in section 501 . The county commissioners must act as a board and not on an individual basis in exercising this authority. [PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §3 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 504 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 504
30-A §504. Authority to act
Status: in_force

Words in any statute, charter or ordinance giving authority to 3 or more persons authorize a majority to act when the statute, charter or ordinance does not otherwise specify. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a vacancy on an elected or appointed body does not in itself impair the authority of the remaining members to act unless a statute, charter or ordinance expressly prohibits the body from acting during the period of any vacancy and does not in itself affect the validity of any action no matter when taken. [PL 2007, c. 396, §2 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 396, §4 (AFF).]
30-A M.R.S. § 754 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 754
30-A §754. Budget amendments
Status: in_force

The approved final budget governs the expenditures of the county during the fiscal year. Expenses may not be incurred in excess of those shown in the approved final budget. The budget may be revised if the county commissioners prepare and submit a proposed budget amendment to the budget committee for approval. The amended budget becomes effective only after the budget committee has approved the amendment. A report of an approval of a budget amendment must be transmitted to the State Auditor within 15 days of that approval by the budget committee. [PL 1991, c. 257 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4863 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 201 / Section 4863
30-A §4863. Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Fund
Status: in_force

The Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Fund is established under the jurisdiction and control of the authority. The fund is nonlapsing and may be invested in the same manner as permitted for investment of other state funds. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

1. Use of fund. Money in the fund may be applied by the authority: A. To reduce the rate of interest on or the principal amount of such mortgage loans as the authority determines; [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] B. To make mortgage loans and such other types of loans or grants as the authority determines; [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] C. To fund reserve funds for, pay capitalized interest on, pay costs of issuance of or otherwise secure and facilitate the sale of the bonds issued under section 4864 ; [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] D. To pay the administrative costs of the program; [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] E. To pay, in whole or in part, principal, interest, sinking fund payments or other costs on bonds issued by the authority under section 4864 for the purposes of this program; and [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] F. In any other reasonable manner to support the purposes of the program. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

2. Sources of funds. The fund consists of: A. All money transferred to the fund pursuant to Title 36, section 4641‑B, subsection 4‑B ; [PL 2011, c. 453, §3 (AMD).] B. Subject to any pledge, contract or other obligation under this subchapter, any money the authority receives in repayment of advances from the fund; [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] C. Subject to any pledge, contract or other obligation under this subchapter, all interest, dividends and pecuniary gains from the investment of money of the fund; and [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] D. Any other money available to the authority and directed by the authority to be paid into the fund. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2011, c. 453, §3 (AMD).]

3. Fund as security. Money in the fund may, in whole or in part, be pledged or transferred and deposited as security for and applied in payment of principal of, interest on or redemption premiums on bonds issued under section 4864 for the purposes of this subchapter. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

4. Division of fund. The authority may divide the fund into any separate accounts that it finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

5. Reporting. Not later than March 1, 2011 and March 1st of each year thereafter, the director of the authority shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over affordable housing matters on the status of the fund as long as there has been new activity since the previous report. The report must include, but is not limited to, the amount of revenue bonds issued under this subchapter, the type, location and cost of projects receiving bond proceeds, the number of housing units created by each project, the number of direct construction jobs created or maintained by each project, the amount of direct construction wages paid in creating or maintaining those jobs and the total amount of building materials purchased in the development of each project. [PL 2017, c. 234, §30 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 823 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 823
30-A §823. Piscataquis County Budget Committee
Status: in_force

In Piscataquis County there is established the Piscataquis County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Membership. The budget committee consists of 9 members, 3 members from each commissioner district selected at least 90 days before the end of the fiscal year as provided for in this section and in a manner established by the county commissioners. A. Of the 3 members from each commissioner district, one must be a municipal official and one must be a representative of the general public. All 3 members must be appointed by the county commissioners. The county commissioners shall appoint one member who is a resident of the unorganized territories as a member of the committee and may appoint up to one additional resident of the unorganized territories to be a member of the committee. [PL 2021, c. 55, §1 (AMD).] B. It is the responsibility of the county budget committee to review the budget and estimates, including the budget for municipal services in the unorganized territory prepared by the county commissioners, and to make recommendations concerning the budget and estimates. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] C. The term of office is as follows: (1) The member who is a municipal officer, appointed by the county commissioners, has an initial term of one year; (2) The member who is a representative of the general public, appointed by the county commissioners, has an initial term of 2 years; and (3) The 3rd member has an initial term of 3 years. The terms of the respective members increase by one year at the time of reappointment, except the 3-year term, which becomes a one-year term. [PL 2021, c. 55, §1 (AMD).] D. A vacancy occurring on the budget committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. The person appointed to fill the vacant office must have the same qualifications as the person vacating the office. [PL 2021, c. 55, §1 (AMD).] E. Members serve without compensation. [PL 2021, c. 55, §1 (AMD).] [PL 2021, c. 55, §1 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3282 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 157 / Section 3282
30-A §3282. Appointment and duties of tree wardens
Status: in_force

The municipal officers of municipalities which have not appointed conservation commissioners under subchapter II may annually appoint one or more tree wardens who have the care and control of all public shade trees upon and along the highways and in the parks of the municipality and all streets within any village limits. They shall enforce all laws relating to the preservation of those trees. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6113 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 229 / Section 6113
30-A §6113. Reporting
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5, section 12005‑A , the board is not required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State unless the board meets and exercises any of its powers and duties during a calendar year. In any calendar year in which the board meets and exercises any of its powers and duties, the board is subject to the provisions of Title 5, section 12005‑A . [PL 2001, c. 352, §15 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1910 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 1910
30-A §1910. Liability
Status: in_force

The liability of the jail authority is governed by Title 14, chapter 741 . A member of the jail authority, a member of a board of the jail authority and an employee of the jail authority are not subject to any personal liability for having acted in the service of their duty within the course and scope of membership or employment to carry out a power or duty under this chapter. [PL 2005, c. 47, §2 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 47, §3 (AFF).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4367 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4367
30-A §4367. Preparation of comprehensive economic impact study
Status: in_force

As part of its review of a land use permit application for a large-scale retail development, a municipal reviewing authority shall require the preparation of a comprehensive economic impact study. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

1. Qualified preparer. A comprehensive economic impact study must be prepared by a person, other than the applicant for a large-scale retail development, qualified by education, training and experience to prepare such a study. [PL 2011, c. 89, §4 (AMD).]

2. Selection of preparer. The selection of the preparer must be mutually agreed upon by the municipal reviewing authority and the applicant. If no mutual agreement is reached within 15 days, the municipal reviewing authority shall select the preparer. The preparer must be qualified in accordance with subsection 1 . [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

3. Payment. The applicant for the permit shall pay a fee to the municipality. The municipality shall establish the amount of the fee. The development application is not complete for processing until the fee has been paid. The municipality shall use the fee to cover the municipality's projected costs of the comprehensive economic impact study contract, notice of the public hearing and related municipal staff support. The municipality's contract for the study must be defined and priced to ensure that the fee will be sufficient to cover both the costs of the study and the costs listed in this subsection. Any unexpended funds from the fee must be returned to the applicant. [PL 2011, c. 89, §5 (AMD).]

4. Comprehensive economic impact study. The comprehensive economic impact study must be completed within 4 months of the filing of the application and must be made available to the municipal reviewing authority, the applicant and the public. It must estimate the effects of the large-scale retail development as set out in this subsection. A. The municipality may require that the comprehensive economic impact study, using existing studies and data and through the collection and analysis of new data, identify the economic effects of the large-scale retail development on existing retail operations; supply and demand for retail space; number and location of existing retail establishments where there is overlap of goods and services offered; employment, including projected net job creation and loss; retail wages and benefits; captured share of existing retail sales; sales revenue retained and reinvested in the comprehensive economic impact area; municipal revenues generated; municipal capital, service and maintenance costs caused by the development's construction and operation, including costs of roads and police, fire, rescue and sewer services; the amount of public subsidies, including tax increment financing; and public water utility, sewage disposal and solid waste disposal capacity. [PL 2011, c. 89, §6 (AMD).] B. The comprehensive economic impact study must identify, to the extent that there are available for reference, existing studies and data, the general environmental effects on those factors enumerated in section 4404 , regardless of whether the project is a subdivision, and in Title 38, sections 480‑D and 484 , regardless of the acreage of the project site. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2011, c. 89, §6 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1606 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Section 1606
30-A §1606. Prisoner voluntary participation in public works projects and in work projects within the jails
Status: in_force

1. Participation in public works projects authorized. The sheriff in charge of a county jail, or the sheriff of a county that shares a regional jail with other counties, may permit certain inmates of that jail, who have been sentenced, to voluntarily participate in public works-related projects or in the improvement of property owned by charitable organizations in that county or another county and may permit others required to do so pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 1902, subsection 1 to participate in such projects or improvement. A project or improvement must be supervised by the sheriff of the county in which the project or improvement is being conducted. The sheriff may request payment from charitable organizations for the transportation of the prisoners and for the transportation and per diem compensation for any corrections officers who accompany the prisoners. For the purposes of this section, "charitable organization" means any nonprofit organization organized or incorporated in this State or having a principal place of business in this State that is exempt from federal income taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(a), because the nonprofit organization is described in the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3). [PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §45 (RPR).]

1-A. Court approval. [PL 2003, c. 413, §9 (RP).]

1-B. Voluntary participation in work projects within the jails. The sheriff in charge of a county jail, or the sheriff of a county that shares a regional jail with other counties, may permit certain inmates of that jail who are detained at the jail pretrial or presentence to voluntarily participate in work projects within the jail and on jail property when under supervision and as approved by the sheriff. [PL 2021, c. 169, §1 (NEW).]

2. Sentence prorated. Inmates participating in a public works-related project or an improvement of property owned by a charitable organization under subsection 1 and inmates participating in a work project within a jail under subsection 1‑B may have their sentences to the jail prorated at the rate of up to one day removed from the sentences for every 16 hours of participation in the project, except that inmates committed to the custody of the sheriff for nonpayment of fines under Title 17‑A, section 1711 must have their sentences prorated at the rate that is applicable to the individual inmate pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 1711, subsection 4, paragraph A , subparagraph (1). [PL 2025, c. 341, §1 (AMD).]

3. Participation not deemed employment. Voluntary participation in a work project under subsection 1 or 1‑B may not be deemed employment under section 1605, subsections 3 to 8 . [PL 2021, c. 169, §1 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 854 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 854
30-A §854. Budget committee organization
Status: in_force

The budget committee shall conduct its meetings in public at the county courthouse. The county commissioners shall direct the county clerk to call an organizational meeting of the budget committee no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. The county commissioners shall provide the committee with necessary clerical assistance, office expenses and suitable meeting space, as well as access to county files and information. The budget committee shall adopt its own rules or procedures and bylaws. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4366 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4366
30-A §4366. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

1. Comprehensive economic impact area. "Comprehensive economic impact area" means the geographic area affected by a proposed large-scale retail development. This area includes the municipality and abutting municipalities. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

2. Comprehensive economic impact study. "Comprehensive economic impact study" means a municipal study that estimates the effects of a large-scale retail development on the local economy, downtown and community pursuant to section 4367, subsection 4 . [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

3. Downtown. "Downtown" means the central business district of a community that serves as the center for socioeconomic interaction in the community and is characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed-use buildings, often interspersed with civic, religious and residential buildings and public spaces, typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets, walkable and served by public infrastructure. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

4. Gross floor area. "Gross floor area" means the aggregate of the areas of each floor of a building or structure, including accessory structures, measured between the exterior faces of the exterior walls or limits of the building or structure at the level of each floor. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

5. Land use permit. "Land use permit" means a municipal permit or approval required by a municipal land ordinance, site plan ordinance, subdivision ordinance, zoning ordinance or building permit ordinance or by the state subdivision law pursuant to subchapter 4 . [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

6. Large-scale retail development. "Large-scale retail development" means any retail business establishment having a gross floor area of 75,000 square feet or more in one or more buildings at the same location, and any expansion of an existing building or buildings that results in a retail business establishment's having a gross floor area of 75,000 square feet or more in one or more buildings except when the expansion of an existing retail business establishment is less than 20,000 square feet. Other retail business establishments on the same site as the large-scale retail business establishment are not included in this definition unless they share a common check stand, management, controlling ownership or storage areas. [PL 2009, c. 549, §1 (AMD).]

7. Municipal reviewing authority. "Municipal reviewing authority" means the municipal planning board, agency or office or, if none, the municipal officers. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

8. Office. [PL 2011, c. 89, §2 (RP).]

9. Retail business establishment. "Retail business establishment" means a business engaged in the sale of goods to the ultimate consumer for direct use or consumption. [PL 2007, c. 347, §1 (NEW).]

10. Undue adverse impact. "Undue adverse impact" means that, within the comprehensive economic impact area, the estimated overall negative effects on the factors listed for consideration in section 4367, subsection 4 outweigh the estimated overall positive effects on those factors. [PL 2011, c. 89, §3 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 6052 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 225 / Section 6052
30-A §6052. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

1. Ancillary obligation. "Ancillary obligation" means the obligation of the bond bank in connection with liquor operation revenue bonds issued under this subchapter under any of the following entered into by the bond bank: A. A credit enhancement or liquidity agreement, including without limitation an obligation in the form of bond insurance, a surety bond, a letter of credit, a standby bond purchase agreement, a reimbursement agreement, liquidity facility or other similar arrangement; [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] B. A remarketing agreement, auction agent agreement, broker-dealer agreement or other agreement relating to the marketing of liquor operation revenue bonds, an interest rate swap or another type of swap or hedging contract; or [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] C. An investment agreement, forward purchase agreement or similarly structured investment contract. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

2. Cost of issuance. "Cost of issuance" means an item of expense directly or indirectly payable or reimbursable by the bond bank and related to the authorization, sale or issuance of liquor operation revenue bonds, including, but not limited to, underwriting fees and fees and expenses of professional consultants and fiduciaries. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

3. Financing costs. "Financing costs" means all costs of issuance, capitalized interest, capitalized operating expenses and debt service reserves, fees and costs of any ancillary obligation or other fees, expenses and costs related to issuing, securing and marketing liquor operation revenue bonds. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

4. Fund. "Fund" means the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund established in section 6054 . [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]

5. Liquor operation revenue bond. "Liquor operation revenue bond" means a bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the bond bank pursuant to this subchapter. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 742-A — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 742-A
30-A §742-A. Budget procedures
Status: in_force

1. Budgetary planning meetings. During the 4th month before the end of the county's fiscal year, county commissioners shall meet with the county manager and county department heads to establish county budgetary needs for the ensuing year. County budget advisory committee members shall attend these meetings, which must be held in the county courthouse and must be open to the public. [PL 2007, c. 663, §5 (AMD).]

2. Draft budget. Ninety days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, the county commissioners shall submit a draft budget to the budget advisory committee. [PL 2007, c. 663, §5 (AMD).]

3. Proposed budget. The budget advisory committee shall review the draft budget with the county commissioners at meetings during the 3rd month prior to the beginning of the fiscal year and shall prepare a proposed budget. The budget advisory committee may increase, decrease or alter the county commissioners' draft budget as long as: A. The budget advisory committee enters into its minutes an explanation for any suggested change in the estimated expenditures and revenues initially presented by the county commissioners; and [PL 1995, c. 380, §6 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 380, §10 (AFF).] B. In the proposed budget, the total estimated revenue, together with the amount of county tax to be levied, at least equals the total estimated expenditures. [PL 1995, c. 380, §6 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 380, §10 (AFF).] [PL 2007, c. 663, §5 (AMD).]

4. Public hearings. Public hearings on the proposed budget must be held by the budget advisory committee and county commissioners in each commissioner's district at least one month prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Notice of these hearings must be given at least 10 days before the hearing in newspapers of general circulation within the county. Written notice and a copy of the proposed budget must be sent or delivered to the clerk of each municipality in the county in accordance with section 701, subsection 3 . The municipal clerk shall notify the municipal officials of the receipt of the proposed budget and the date of the hearings. [PL 2023, c. 87, §4 (AMD).]

5. Adoption of final budget. After the public hearings are completed, the budget advisory committee may further increase, decrease or alter the proposed budget based on information obtained during the public hearing process. The proposed budget must be approved by a majority vote of the budget advisory committee at a duly called meeting not later than 15 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. The budget advisory committee shall send the approved budget to the county commissioners. The county commissioners may adopt the budget as submitted or after increasing, decreasing or altering the budget by a majority vote by December 31st. [PL 2007, c. 663, §5 (AMD).]

6. Effect of adoption. Once the budget is finalized as provided in subsection 5 , it is final and not subject to further action by the county commissioners or the budget advisory committee. [PL 1995, c. 380, §6 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 380, §10 (AFF).]

7. Interim budget. Until a budget is finally approved, the county must be operated on an interim budget, which may not exceed the previous year's budget. [PL 1995, c. 380, §6 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 380, §10 (AFF).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2525 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 121 / Section 2525
30-A §2525. Annual meeting
Status: in_force

1. Officials required to be elected. Each town shall hold an annual meeting at which the following town officials shall be elected by ballot: A. Moderator; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] B. Select board; and [PL 2021, c. 275, §25 (AMD).] C. School committee. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] [PL 2021, c. 275, §25 (AMD).]

2. Other officials. A town, at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting, may designate other town officials to be elected by ballot. The election of officials at the last annual town meeting is deemed to be such a designation until the town acts otherwise at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting at which the election will be held. [PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 659 (AMD).]

3. Limitation. A town official may not be elected on a motion to cast one ballot. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4162 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 185 / Section 4162
30-A §4162. Standards; equipment
Status: in_force

All electrical equipment installed or used must be reasonably safe to persons and property and must comply with the applicable laws of the State. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

Conformity of electrical equipment with applicable standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. is prima facie evidence that the equipment is reasonably safe to persons and property. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Tests of special wiring. The Commissioner of Public Safety may authorize installations of special wiring to obtain field experience under controlled conditions in territory where electrical inspection is provided. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 7502 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 3 / Chapter 305 / Section 7502
30-A §7502. Unorganized territory funds
Status: in_force

1. Fund established. There is established in each county one unorganized territory fund to which must be credited all receipts under Title 12, section 10203 and Title 36, sections 1487 , 1505 , 1606 and 1612 and all other receipts that are allocated for municipal services in the unorganized territory, and from which all disbursements for municipal services in the unorganized territory are made. [PL 2017, c. 193, §1 (AMD).]

2. Prior receipts and surpluses. All money received by the county for municipal services for the unorganized territory before September 23, 1983, and remaining unspent shall be deposited into the fund. Any surplus in revenue remaining in the fund at the end of the year, not including amounts allocated to the contingent account or set aside in capital reserve accounts established after November 1, 1983, which is in excess of 10% of the amount of expenditures for that year, shall be used to reduce the amount to be collected in taxes during the next year. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Commingling; interest. This fund shall be accounted for separately from the funds raised for countywide activities. The return on investment of unorganized territory funds shall be credited to those funds and shall be used only for the unorganized territories. No countywide funds, nor return on investments of countywide funds, may be used to fund expenditures for services that a county is providing to unorganized territories in place of municipal government. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Uses of the fund. The fund may be used for any of the services authorized in section 7501 in any area of the unorganized territory of the county. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Contingent account. The county commissioners may establish within the fund a contingent account not to exceed $25,000 annually. Funds within the contingent account may be transferred to any other account within the fund when those accounts are not sufficient to meet the needs for municipal services to the unorganized territory of the county. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

6. Capital reserve accounts. The county commissioners may establish capital reserve accounts by following the procedures specified in section 921 . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 2151 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 113 / Section 2151
30-A §2151. Authority to consolidate
Status: in_force

Any 2 or more municipalities may consolidate by following the procedure of section 2152 or the alternative procedure of section 2153 . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5402 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 213 / Section 5402
30-A §5402. Declaration of public necessity
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Need for water and sewer systems. The maintenance of safe and pure water supplies and the control of water pollution are necessary to the health, safety and general welfare of the public, and the people of the State require new and improved water and sewer systems in order to avoid the menace to public health and damage to the economy created by impure water and untreated sewage; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1-A. Need for broadband systems. Access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband Internet is necessary to the general welfare of the public, and the people of the State and its economy require connection to existing publicly built infrastructure as a means of cultivating entrepreneurial activity, attracting business, improving access to modernized methods of education and health care and encouraging people to move to this State; [PL 2019, c. 108, §2 (NEW).]

2. Need for free traffic circulation. The free circulation of traffic of all kinds through the streets of the municipalities of the State is necessary for the rapid and effective fighting of fires and disposition of police forces in those municipalities for the health, safety and general welfare of the public, whether residing in those municipalities or traveling to, through or from the municipalities; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

3. Need for parking facilities. In recent years, the parking of motor vehicles of all kinds has so substantially impeded the free circulation of traffic as to constitute a public nuisance endangering the health, safety and welfare of the general public, as well as endangering the economic life of the municipalities; and this traffic congestion cannot be adequately abated except by provisions for sufficient off-street parking facilities; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Need for airports. The establishment and improvement of municipal airports are necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the public; and the people of the State require new and improved public airports and related facilities in order to avoid and reduce the hazards of air transportation and damage to the economy created by inadequate, unsafe and obsolete airports and airport facilities; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Public necessity. The enactment of laws to carry out the intent and purpose of this section is therefore a public necessity. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4467 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 189 / Section 4467
30-A §4467. Powers of a river corridor commission
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 2203, subsection 8 , an approved commission may: [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

1. Amendment to comprehensive plan. Amend the comprehensive plan, after notice and hearing on the proposed amendment in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375 ; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

2. Adoption of rules or ordinances. Adopt and amend rules or ordinances covering an area up to 500 feet from the normal high-water mark necessary to implement the comprehensive plan, after notice and hearing on the proposed amendment or adoption, in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375 ; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

3. Issuance of permits. Issue permits, subject to reasonable conditions for activities requiring permits, or may deny permits under ordinances and rules adopted by the commission; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

4. Fees. Assess fees for permit or variance applications, or for any publications of the commission; [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

5. Suit. Sue and be sued; and [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

6. Enforcement. Enforce the rules or ordinances of the commission by instituting any lawful action, injunction or other proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of its rules or ordinances, and may impose fines as permitted under Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 2‑A . [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 5006 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 202 / Section 5006
30-A §5006. Coordination and cooperation
Status: in_force

All state agencies and independent state agencies shall cooperate with the authority with respect to the implementation of this chapter. Whenever possible, all state agencies and independent state agencies shall coordinate their resources and activities with those of the state authority to address the affordable housing crisis. [PL 1991, c. 610, §9 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3011 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 141 / Section 3011
30-A §3011. Regulation of sport shooting ranges
Status: in_force

1. Definition. As used in this section, "sport shooting range" means an area designed and used for archery, skeet and trap shooting or other similar shooting sports and the shooting of rifles, shotguns and pistols. [PL 1995, c. 231, §2 (NEW).]

2. Limitation. A municipal noise control or other ordinance may not require or be applied so as to require a sport shooting range to limit or eliminate shooting activities that have occurred on a regular basis at the range prior to the enactment date of the ordinance, as long as the range conforms to generally accepted gun safety and shooting range operation practices or is constructed in a manner not reasonably expected to allow a projectile to cross the boundary of the range. [PL 2015, c. 433, §3 (AMD).]

3. Expansion of activity. Nothing in this section limits the ability of a municipality to regulate the location and construction of a new sport shooting range or a substantial change in use of an existing range on or after September 1, 2016. [PL 2015, c. 433, §3 (AMD).]

4. Maintenance and improvements. A municipality may not restrict a sport shooting range established prior to September 1, 2016 from performing maintenance or otherwise making improvements to the sport shooting range and its buildings, structures and grounds with regard to: A. Enhancing public safety and shot containment; [PL 2015, c. 433, §4 (NEW).] B. Providing access for persons with disabilities and providing rest room facilities; [PL 2015, c. 433, §4 (NEW).] C. Otherwise maintaining or improving the habitability of buildings and grounds, if such maintenance or improvements are otherwise in compliance with the municipality's generally applicable building codes and zoning ordinances; and [PL 2015, c. 433, §4 (NEW).] D. Repairing or rebuilding a building or structure damaged by fire, collapse, explosion or an act of God, if such repairs or rebuilding is otherwise in compliance with the municipality's generally applicable building codes and is completed within 2 years of the loss or damage. [PL 2015, c. 433, §4 (NEW).] [PL 2015, c. 433, §4 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 4301 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 187 / Section 4301
30-A §4301. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

1. Affordable housing. "Affordable housing" means a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling as follows: A. Rental housing that a household whose income does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended, can afford without spending more than 30% of the household's monthly income on housing costs; and [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §83 (RP); PL 2025, c. 393, §1 (NEW).] B. With respect to housing that is owned, housing that a household whose income does not exceed 120% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended, can afford without spending more than 30% of the household's monthly income on housing costs. [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §83 (RP); PL 2025, c. 393, §1 (NEW).] C. [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §83 (RP).] D. [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §83 (RP).] E. [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §83 (RP).] [PL 2025, c. 393, §1 (RPR).]

1-A. Cluster development. "Cluster development" means a form of development that allows a design in which individual lot sizes and setbacks are reduced in exchange for the creation of common open space and recreation areas, the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas, agriculture and silviculture and the reduction in the size of road and utility systems. [PL 2025, c. 393, §2 (AMD).]

1-B. Age-friendly community. "Age-friendly community" means a community where policies, services, settings and structures support and enable older people to actively age in place and that recognizes the capabilities, resources and needs of older adults, plans to meet the needs of older adults in flexible ways that support healthy and active aging, promotes the inclusion and contributions of older adults in all areas of community life, respects the self-determination and independence of older adults and protects those older adults who are most vulnerable. [PL 2019, c. 38, §1 (NEW).] Revisor's Note: Subsection 1-B as enacted by PL 2019, c. 145, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 30-A, SECTION 4301, SUBSECTION 1-C

1-C. (REALLOCATED FROM T. 30-A, §4301, sub-§1-B) Accessory dwelling unit. "Accessory dwelling unit" means a self‑contained dwelling unit located within, attached to or detached from a single-family dwelling unit or multi-unit structure located on the same parcel of land. [PL 2025, c. 385, §2 (AMD).]

2. Coastal area. "Coastal area" means a coastal island and any municipality or unorganized township contiguous to tidal waters. The inland boundary of the coastal area is the inland line of any coastal town line. [PL 2001, c. 578, §1 (AMD).]

3. Comprehensive plan. "Comprehensive plan" means a document or interrelated documents containing the elements established under section 4326 , including the strategies for an implementation program that are consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established under subchapter 2 . [PL 2025, c. 393, §3 (AMD).]

4. Conditional zoning. "Conditional zoning" means the process by which the municipal legislative body may rezone property to permit the use of that property subject to conditions not generally applicable to other properties similarly zoned. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

4-A. Critical rural area. "Critical rural area" means a rural area that is specifically identified and designated by a municipality's or multimunicipal region's comprehensive plan as deserving maximum protection from development to preserve natural resources and related economic activities that may include, but are not limited to, significant farmland, forest land or mineral resources; high-value wildlife or fisheries habitat; scenic areas; public water supplies; scarce or especially vulnerable natural resources; flood buffer areas and flood-prone areas; and open lands functionally necessary to support a vibrant rural economy. [PL 2021, c. 590, Pt. A, §3 (AMD).]

4-B. Critical waterfront area. [PL 2025, c. 393, §4 (RP).]

5. Contract zoning. "Contract zoning" means the process by which the property owner, in consideration of the rezoning of that person's property, agrees to the imposition of certain conditions or restrictions not imposed on other similarly zoned properties. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

5-A. Downtown. "Downtown" means: A. The central business district of a community that serves as the center for socioeconomic interaction in the community and is characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed-use buildings, often interspersed with civic, religious and residential buildings and public spaces, typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets, walkable and served by public infrastructure; or [PL 1999, c. 776, §7 (NEW).] B. An area identified as a downtown in a comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to chapter 187, subchapter II . [PL 1999, c. 776, §7 (NEW).] [PL 1999, c. 776, §7 (NEW).]

5-B. Growth-related capital investment. "Growth-related capital investment" means investment by the State in only the following projects, even if privately owned, whether using state, federal or other public funds and whether in the form of a purchase, lease, grant, loan, loan guarantee, credit, tax credit or other financial assistance: A. Construction or acquisition of newly constructed multifamily rental housing; [PL 1999, c. 776, §7 (NEW).] B. Development of industrial or business parks; [PL 1999, c. 776, §7 (NEW).] C. Construction, extension or upgrade of sewer, water and other utility infrastructure; [PL 2025, c. 393, §5 (AMD).] D. Grants and loans for public or quasi-public service infrastructure, public or quasi-public facilities and community buildings; [PL 2025, c. 393, §6 (AMD).] E. Construction or expansion of state office buildings, state courts, hospitals and other quasi-public facilities and other civic buildings that serve public clients and customers; [PL 2025, c. 393, §7 (AMD).] F. Development of mixed-use housing projects; and [PL 2025, c. 393, §8 (NEW).] G. Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. [PL 2025, c. 393, §9 (NEW).] "Growth-related capital investment" does not include investment in the following: the operation or maintenance of a governmental or quasi-governmental facility or program; the renovation of a governmental facility that does not significantly expand the facility's capacity; general purpose aid for education; school construction or renovation projects; highway or bridge projects; programs that provide direct financial assistance to individual businesses; community revenue sharing; or public health programs. [PL 2025, c. 393, §§5-9 (AMD).]

5-C. Department. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §12 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]

6. Development. "Development" means a change in land use involving alteration of the land, water or vegetation, or the addition or alteration of structures or other construction not naturally occurring. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

6-A. Impact fee. "Impact fee" means a charge or assessment imposed by a municipality against a new development to fund or recoup a portion of the cost of new, expanded or replacement infrastructure facilities necessitated by and attributable at least in part to the new development. [PL 2005, c. 597, §1 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 597, §4 (AFF).]

6-B. Impact fee ordinance. "Impact fee ordinance" means an ordinance that establishes the applicability, formula and means by which impact fees are assessed. [PL 2001, c. 406, §1 (NEW).]

6-C. Growth area. "Growth area" means an area that is designated in a municipality's or multimunicipal region's comprehensive plan as suitable for orderly residential, commercial or industrial development, or any combinations of those types of development, and into which most development projected over 10 years is directed. [PL 2001, c. 578, §3 (NEW).]

7. Implementation program. "Implementation program" means that component of a local growth management program that begins after the adoption of a comprehensive plan and that includes the full range of municipal policy-making powers, including spending and borrowing powers, as well as the powers to adopt or implement ordinances, codes, rules or other land use regulations, tools or mechanisms that carry out the purposes and general policy statements and strategies of the comprehensive plan in a manner consistent with the goals and guidelines of subchapter 2 . [PL 2005, c. 597, §2 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 597, §4 (AFF).]

8. Land use ordinance. "Land use ordinance" means an ordinance or regulation of general application adopted by the municipal legislative body which controls, directs or delineates allowable uses of land and the standards for those uses. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

8-A. Local climate action plan. "Local climate action plan" means a planning and decision-making document adopted by a municipality or multimunicipal region that: A. Includes compiled information regarding climate and health risks; [PL 2021, c. 590, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] B. Includes an evaluation of options for addressing climate and health risks by individuals, committees or offices in local or regional government that are responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring activities that reduce climate risk, build resilience to natural hazards and improve health and community capacity to manage crises; and [PL 2021, c. 590, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] C. Is produced using community dialogue and participation in a manner that ensures the input and needs of the community's most vulnerable citizens are elevated and prioritized. [PL 2021, c. 590, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] [PL 2021, c. 590, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

9. Growth management program. "Growth management program" means a document containing the components described in section 4326 , including the implementation program, that is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established by subchapter 2 and that regulates land use beyond that required by Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 2‑B . [PL 2025, c. 393, §10 (AMD).]

10. Planning committee. "Planning committee" means the committee established by the municipal officers of a municipality or multimunicipal region that has the general responsibility established under sections 4324 and 4326 . [PL 2025, c. 393, §11 (AMD).]

11. Moratorium. "Moratorium" means a land use ordinance or other regulation approved by a municipal legislative body that, if necessary, may be adopted on an emergency basis and given immediate effect and that temporarily defers all development, or a type of development, by withholding any permit, authorization or approval necessary for the specified type or types of development. [PL 2005, c. 597, §2 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 597, §4 (AFF).]

11-A. Multimunicipal region. "Multimunicipal region" means a region made up of 2 or more municipalities that work together to cooperatively establish a growth management program or independent growth management programs that are unified with respect to the implementation of the state goal identified in section 4312, subsection 3, paragraph A . The several municipalities in a multimunicipal region may establish the region pursuant to section 4325 or chapter 115 . [PL 2001, c. 578, §6 (NEW).]

12. Municipal reviewing authority. "Municipal reviewing authority" means the municipal planning board, agency or office, or if none, the municipal officers. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

12-A. Place type. "Place type" means a definable geographic settlement pattern identifiable by the type of activities that occur there and by a set of characteristics related to its location, including the proximity and relationship to natural resources and rural areas, the size of the developed area, the arrangement of buildings and their uses, the pattern and arrangement of streets, the type of infrastructure available and the presence of civic spaces and civic buildings. [PL 2025, c. 393, §12 (NEW).]

13. Office. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §13 (RP); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF).]

13-A. Rate of growth ordinance. "Rate of growth ordinance" means a land use ordinance or other rule that limits the number of building or development permits issued by a municipality or other jurisdiction over a designated time frame. [PL 2001, c. 406, §1 (NEW).]

14. Regional council. "Regional council" means a regional planning commission or a council of governments established under chapter 119, subchapter I . [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).]

14-A. Service center community. "Service center community" means a municipality or group of municipalities identified by the department according to a methodology established by rule that includes 4 basic criteria, including level of retail sales, jobs-to-workers ratio, the amount of federally assisted housing and the volume of service sector jobs. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2021, c. 754, §1 (AMD).]

14-B. Rural area. "Rural area" means a geographic area that is identified and designated in a municipality's or multimunicipal region's comprehensive plan as an area that is deserving of some level of regulatory protection from unrestricted development for purposes that may include, but are not limited to, supporting farmland and agriculture, forest land and forestry, mineral resources and mining, open space, erosion mitigation, water retention, wildlife habitat, fisheries habitat, natural resources, open land and scenic lands, and away from which most development projected over 10 years is diverted. [PL 2025, c. 393, §13 (AMD).]

14-C. Transitional area. "Transitional area" means an area that is designated in a municipality's or multimunicipal region's comprehensive plan as suitable for a share of projected residential, commercial or industrial development but that is neither intended to accept the amount or density of development appropriate for a growth area nor intended to provide the level of protection for rural resources afforded in a rural area or critical rural area. [PL 2001, c. 578, §6 (NEW).]

15. Zoning. [PL 1993, c. 166, §2 (RP).]

15-A. Zoning ordinance. "Zoning ordinance" means a type of land use ordinance that divides a municipality into districts and that prescribes and reasonably applies different regulations in each district. [PL 1993, c. 166, §3 (NEW).]
30-A M.R.S. § 1554 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Section 1554
30-A §1554. Federal prisoners
Status: in_force

The keepers of the county jails shall receive and safely keep all prisoners committed under authority of the United States until discharged, under the penalties provided for the safekeeping of prisoners under the laws of this State. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 455 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 455
30-A §455. Investigation, intelligence or laboratory services
Status: in_force

Counties may provide investigation, intelligence or laboratory services within the sheriff's department to aid county law enforcement, municipal police departments or the district attorney. The county may set uniform charges payable by municipalities for specific laboratory procedures or tests, when those charges reflect the actual cost of the procedures or tests, but may not require or accept any additional payments, other than the county tax, for investigation, intelligence or other laboratory services when they are provided to municipal departments or the district attorney. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 3402 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 2 / Chapter 161 / Section 3402
30-A §3402. Construction of drains; expense and control; notice; damages
Status: in_force

1. Construction of sewers and drains. The municipal officers of a municipality, or a committee duly chosen by the municipality, may construct public drains or sewers, sewer systems or sewage disposal systems at the municipality's expense, along or across any public way in the municipality and through or upon any lands of persons when they consider it necessary for public convenience or health. Neither the municipal officers nor such a committee may construct any public sewer, sewer system or sewage disposal system in the municipality until that sewer is authorized by vote of the municipal legislative body and an appropriation made for the purpose. When constructed, these sewers, sewer systems or sewage disposal systems are under the control of the municipal officers. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Taking of land. Before the land is taken for the construction of any sewer, notice shall be given and damages assessed and paid for the land as is provided for the location of town ways under Title 23, chapter 304 . [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
30-A M.R.S. § 355 — ME Code / Title 30-A / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 355
30-A §355. Political activities
Status: in_force

1. Sheriff. No sheriff may directly or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce or command any county employee or deputy to pay, lend or contribute anything of value to, or to engage in any political service or activity on behalf of, a party, committee, organization, agency or person for political purposes. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

2. Full-time deputies. A full-time deputy may not hold any other elective or appointive county office or a state office. [PL 1995, c. 18, §1 (AMD).]

3. Sheriffs and deputies. No sheriff or deputy, whether a full-time, part-time or chief deputy, may directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription, contribution or political service, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any political purpose from any person, except that while off duty and not in uniform a sheriff or deputy may engage in political activities relating to nonpartisan municipal, school board or special district elections and may solicit or receive contributions or political services for the purpose of electing that sheriff or deputy to a political office. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

4. Official duties. Official duties undertaken solely to preserve the public peace and the order and security of polling places are not political services or activities. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

5. Rights of voting and free expression. Sheriffs or deputies retain the right to vote as they choose, to express opinions on political subjects or candidates and to attend and vote at party caucuses and conventions. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]