An Act To Require That a Majority of the Members of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission Reside in the Commission's Jurisdiction
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0516
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: THOMAS, JOY, SMITH, AYOTTE, CRAY, GIFFORD, PINKHAM, SAVIELLO, THIBODEAU, SHERMAN
Amends: 12 MRSA §683

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AUGUSTA, MA/~JE 
124th MAINE L GISLATURE 
FIRST R~GULAR SESSION-2009 
Legislative Document 
No. 516 
H.P.361 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2009 
An Act To Require That a Majority of the Members of the Maine 
Land Use Regulation Commission Reside in the Commission's 
Jurisdiction 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative THOMAS of Ripley. 
a;d~ /h. 71I1!C~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative JOY of Crystal, Senator SMITH of Piscataquis and 
Representatives: AYOTTE of Caswell, CRAY of Palmyra, GIFFORD of Lincoln, 
McFADDEN of Dennysville, PINKHAM of Lexington Township, SAVIELLO of Wilton, 
THIBODEAU of WinterpOli, Senator: SHERMAN of Aroostook. 
Printed on r~cyckd p"pc:r 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §683, first 91, as corrected by RR 1999, c. 1, §15, is amended to 
read: 
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, as established by Title 5, section 
12004-D, subsection 1 to carry out the purposes stated in section 681, is created within 
the Department of Conservation, and in this chapter called the "commission." 
The 
commission is charged with implementing tIlls chapter in all of the unorganized and 
deorganized areas of the State. The commission consists of 7 public members, none of 
whom may be state employees, who must be appointed by the Governor, subject to 
review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
conservation matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, for staggered 4-year terms. 
Appointees to the commission must be familiar with the needs and issues affecting the 
commission's jurisdiction. All appointees must reside in the commission's jurisdiction; 
work in the commission's jurisdiction; be a former resident or be retired after working 
within the commission's jurisdiction for a minimum of 5 years; or have expertise in 
commerce and industry, fisheries and wildlife, forestry or conservation issues as they 
affect the commission's jurisdiction. In selecting appointees, the Governor shall actively 
seek and give consideration to persons residing in or near the unorganized areas of the 
State and to persons residing on unorganized coastal islands. At least ~ 1 members must 
be residents within the commission's jurisdiction. 
A county commissioner, county 
employee, municipal official or municipal employee is not considered to hold an 
incompatible office for purposes of simultaneous service on the commission. If a county 
or municipality is a participant in an adjudicatory proceeding before the commission, a 
commissioner, official or employee from that county or municipality may not participate 
in that proceeding. 
SUMMARY 
TIllS bill requires that a majority of the members of the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission must reside within the jurisdiction of the commission. 
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