An Act To Reform the Land Use and Planning Authority within the Unorganized Territories of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1370
Committee Amendment CA_A_H494 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 960, L.D. 1370, Bill, "An Act To 
Reform the Land Use and Planning Authority within the Unorganized Territories of the 
State" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, line 5 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal" and inserting the following: 'plan' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 5th line (page I, line 7 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal" and inserting the following: 'plan' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the next to the last line (page 1, 
line lOin L.D.) by striking out the followirig: "proposal" and inserting the following: 
'plan' 
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 12 and 13 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'I. The assumption by each county in which the land is located of the duty to 
maintain uniformity of land use and planning for the unorganized territory contained in 
that county;' 
Amend the bi II in section 2 by striking out all of subsections 6 and 7 (page I, lines 24 
to 28 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'6. The adoption of the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the retention of that 
plan for a minimum of 2 years from the effective date of this Act as the basis of land lise 
and planning with respect to the unorganized territory in the State; 
7. The establishment by each county of a process for adopting changes to the 1997 
Comprehensive Land Use Plan;' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 9 in the 3rd line (page I, line 35 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "assessment" the following: .', for a period of 2 years from 
the effective date of this Act,' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 960, L.D. 1370 
Amend the biIlin section 2 in subsection lOin the 3rd line (page 2, line 3 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "amount" the following: 'for a period of 2 years from the 
effective date of this Act' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "proposal, together with implementing legislation necessary to" and inserting 
the following: 'plan to implement this Act and' 
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of the last sentence (page 2, lines 9 to 
11) 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administrative Services - Conservation 0222 
Initiative: Provides one-time All Other funding for one Senior Planner position to 
coordinate with the counties on the transfer of the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission's duties. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Administrative Services - Conservation 0222 
2009..:10 
$2,500 
$2,500 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to reimburse counties for the costs of completing 
projects that are in process at the time the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is 
eliminated. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Land Use Regulation Commission 0236 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Initiative: Eliminates funding for the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission effective 
July 15,2010. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGlSLA TlVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
2009-10 
0.000 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2010-11 
(26.500) 
($1,825,795) 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Land Use Regulation Commission 0236 
$0 
($242,283) 
$0 
($2,068,078) 
Initiative: Establishes one limited-period Senior Planner position and related All Other 
costs to coordinate with the counties on the transfer of the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission's duties. The position will end on or before June 30, 20 10. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2009-10 
$74,111 
$25,000 
$99,111 
2009-10 
$101,611 
$101,611 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
($1,968,078) 
($1,968,078) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It clarifies that each county containing land 
under Maine Land Use Regulation Commission jurisdiction is to establish its own process 
for revising the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. It limits to 2 years the restriction 
that assessments not exceed the assessments for commission operations. It requires each 
county to retain the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan as the basis for planning for a 
minimum of 2 years. 
It removes the requirement that the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission include implementing legislation in its report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and removes the committee's 
authority to submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/30/09 
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LD 1370 
LR 1842(02) 
An Act To Reform the Land Use and Planning Authority within the Unorganized Territories of the 
State 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '4" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Projections 
2011-12 
Projections 
. 2012-13 
$101,611 
($1,531,453) 
($1,797,434) 
($1,858,781) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$101,611 
($1,968,078) 
($2,234,059) 
($2,295,406) 
Revenue 
General Fund 
$0 
($436,625) 
($436,625) 
($436,625) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill elimimi.tes the Land Use Regulation Commission effective July 15,2010. It will result in a General Fund 
deappropriation to the Department of Conservation of $2,068,078 in fiscal year 2010-11. The Department of 
Conservation will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $1 0 1 ,611 in fiscal year 2009~ 1 0 for one Senior 
Planner and related administrative costs to coordinate with the counties to develop changes to the Comprehensive 
Land Use Plan. In addition, the Department of Conservation will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of 
$100,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 to reimburse the counties for costs incurred to complete projects that are in process at 
the time the Commission is eliminated. 
General Fund revenues will be reduced by $371,625 beginning in fiscal year 2010-11 for Land Use Regulation 
Commission permit fees and miscellaneous fines and fees that will no longer be received. General Fund revenues will 
also be reduced by an estimated $65,000 beginning in fiscal year 2010-11 by limiting the assessment against the 
unorganized territory county services component of the unorganized territory budget for the county cost of 
unorganized territory land use and zoning activities as ofJuly 15,2010. 
LR1842(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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