An Act To Exempt Maine Agricultural Fairs from the Requirements of the Site Location of Development Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0648
Committee Amendment CA_A_S151 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A.. to S . P . 
To Exempt Maine Agricultural Fairs 
Site Location of Development Laws" 
203, L.D. 648, Bill, "An 
from the Requirements of 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
by 
striking 
out 
all 
of 
subsection 23 and inserting in its place the following: 
. 23. 
Agricultural fair property. 
Development on property 
that is used for one or more agricultural fairs licensed by the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources under Title 
7, chapter 3 is exempt from review under this article if: 
A. 
The property is not used for motorized vehicle racing 
for more than 14 days beyond those days authorized for the 
operation of the agricultural fair; 
B. 
Motorized vehicle racing on the property is licensed by 
the Department of Public Safety; 
C. 
Use of the property beyond those days authorized for the 
operation of the agricultural fair meets a noise standard 
pursuant to section 484, subsection 3. 
The department shall 
enforce the noise standard under this paragraph; and 
D. 
The property has been identified as the location of an 
agricultural fair in an agricultural fair license .issued by 
the Department of Agriculture, 
Food 
and Rural 
Resources 
prior to September 15, 2006.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~ 
to S.P. 203, L.D. 648 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
• Sec. 2. Environmental evaluation checklist. 
The Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, in consultation with the 
Department of Environmental Protection, shall develop a checklist 
of environmental issues that may have an impact on agricultural 
fair 
property and distribute 
the checklist to 
each person, 
agricultural society, association or corporation that submits an 
application to hold, 
conduct or operate an agricultural fair 
licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, chapter 3. 
The 
person, 
agricultural society, 
association or 
corporation 
shall, with the assistance of a soil and water conservation 
district, complete the checklist and submit it to the Department 
of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources. 
The Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources may not issue a license for 
an agricultural fair prior to 
receipt of 
the 
environmental 
checklist .• 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
is 
the 
majority 
report. 
The 
amendment 
exempts development on agricultural fair property from the site 
location of development laws if the property is not used for 
motorized racing for more than 14 days beyond the fair days, 
motorized racing is licensed by the State, use of the property 
beyond the fair days 
meets 
the noise standard of the site 
location of development law and the property has been identified 
in an agricultural fair license issued by the Department of 
Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources prior to September 15, 
2006. 
The amendment also directs the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources, in consultation with the Department of 
Environmental Protection, to develop a checklist of environmental 
issues and to distribute the checklist to applicants for an 
agricultural fair license. 
Under the amendment, the applicant is 
required to complete the checklist with the assistance of a soil 
and water conservation district. 
The amendment provides that the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources may not issue 
a 
license for 
an agricultural fair prior to receipt of the 
environmental checklist·. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05105105 ;t;?ac:.. 
LD648 
LR 0442(02) 
An Act To Exempt Maine Agricultural Fairs from the Requirements of the Site Location of 
Development Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fr 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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