Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1900
Committee Amendment CA_B_S462 (Senate)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4347-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT SOl to S.P. 744, L.D. 
Act 
To 
Implement 
the 
Recommendations 
of 
Preservation Advisory 
Committee 
Regarding 
the 
Office's Review of Growth Management Programs" 
1900, Bill, "An 
the 
Community 
State Planning 
Amend the bill in section 8 in subsection 8 in paragraph A 
in the last 2 lines (page 4, lines 15 and 16 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "notice is posted at least 14 days 
~rior to 
the hearing" and inserting in its place the following: 
'public 
notice is given pursuant to Title 1, section 406' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 13 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 13. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
578, §20, is further amended to read: 
I. 
Comprehensive plans. 
A municipality or multimunicipal 
region that chooses to prepare a growth management program and 
receives a planning grant under this article shall submit its 
comprehensive plan to the office for review. 
A municipality or 
multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management 
program without receiving a planning grant under this article may 
submit its comprehensive plan to the off ice for review. 
The 
office shall review plans for consistency with the procedures r 
goals 
and guidelines established in this subchapter. 
Any 
A 
contract for a planning assistance grant must include specific 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'B" to S.P. 744, L.D. 1900 
timetables governing the review of the comprehensive plan by the 
office. 
ABy A comprehensive plan submitted for review more than 
months following a contract end date may be required to Qpea~e 
contain data, projections and other time-sensitive portions of 
the plan or program 
~9 that are in compliance with the office's 
most current review standards.' 
Further amend the bill in section 14 in 
last line 
(page 
6, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by 
following: "and section 4352. subsection 6" 
paragraph C in the 
striking out 
the 
Further amend the bill in section 15 by striking out all of 
the first 2 lines (page 6, lines 40 and 41 in L.D.) and inserting 
in their place the following: 
'Sec. 15. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§3, "C and D, as amended by 
PL 2001, c. 578, §20, are further amended to read:' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 18. 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is a minority report. 
It provides that only 
an initial public hearing on a proposed comprehensive plan must 
be posted at least 30 days before the hearing. 
Notice for any 
follow-up hearing must be given as provided for in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 406. 
The amendment deletes 
the requirement from the bill that a comprehensive plan is valid 
for 15 years. 
It also deletes the provision in the bill that the 
State Planning Office makes the determination as to whether a 
zoning ordinance is consistent with a 
comprehensive plan for 
purposes of certain state development projects. 
The difference 
between this report and the majority report is that this report 
does not delete the requirement from the bill that a copy of 
proposed changes to a comprehensive plan must be available for 
public inspection at least 7 days prior to any follow-up hearing 
on the plan. 
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