An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2188
Committee Amendment CA_A_H896 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
.n 1't'> H.P. 1558, L.D. 2188, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Municipal Boundary between the Town of Old Orchard Beach and the City of 
Saco" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Establish a Moratorium on Development in Saco Bay' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Moratorium adopted. Resolved: That the Legislature finds that the 
waters and coastal resources of Saco Bay represent an important and unique 
environmental and economic resource for the communities surrounding Saco Bay and 
that it is necessary to examine the adequacy of the regulatory structure for new uses 
affecting multiple municipalities. There is a moratorium for 18 months on the processing 
or issuance of new submerged lands leases for commercial projects by the Department of 
Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and aquaculture leases by the Department of 
Marine Resources in any part of Saco Bay from Prouts Neck to East Point at Biddeford 
Pool and including islands in the bay; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Working group established. Resolved: That the Town of Old Orchard 
Beach and the City of Saco may provide representatives to convene a working group to 
examine municipal boundaries, regulatory jurisdictions and parameters for future 
development in Saco Bay. If a working group is convened, the Legislature intends that 
the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department or the 
director's designee be invited as well as representatives of the Department of Marine 
Resources and the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and any other 
departments that are determined appropriate. 
Representatives of the Town of 
Scarborough and the City of Biddeford must also be invited to participate in the working 
group; and be it further 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1558, L.D. 2188 
Sec. 3. 
Working group report. Resolved: 
That, if a working group is 
established pursuant to section 2, it is authorized to submit a report on its findings related 
to municipal boundaries, regulatory jurisdiction and future development strategies in 
Saco Bay to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state 
and local government matters no later than January 15,2009; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Authority to submit legislation. Resolved: That the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters 
is authorized to submit legislation concerning the moratorium and the working group's 
findings to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It adopts a moratorium for 18 
months on the processing or issuance of new submerged lands leases for commercial 
projects by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and aquaculture 
leases by the Department of Marine Resources. During the moratorium, the Town of Old 
Orchard Beach and the City of Saco may convene a working group to examine municipal 
boundaries, regulatory jurisdictions and parameters for future development in Saco Bay. 
If a working group is convened, the Director of the State Planning Office within the 
Executive Department, or the director's designee, should be invited to participate. In 
addition, representatives from the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of 
Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands and any other departments determined 
necessary as weB as municipal representatives from the Town of Scarborough and the 
City of Biddeford should be invited to participate. If a group is convened, it is authorized 
to submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over state and local government matters no later than January 15, 2009, and the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government 
matters is authorized to submit legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th 
Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/27/08 frac 
LD 2188 
LR 3437(02) 
An Act To Amend the Municipal Boundary between the Town of Old Orchard Beach and the City of 
Saco 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,~ " 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs associated with participating in a work group can be absorbed by the State Planning Office, the 
Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Conservation utilizing existing budgeted resources. The 
moratorium on new submerged lands leases for commercial projects by the Department of Conservation, and 
aquaculture leases by the Department of Marine Resources, is not expected to have any effect on revenue during the 
month moratorium period. 
LR3437(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I