An Act To ClarifY the Municipal Jurisdiction of a Portion of Saco Bay
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1119
Senate Amendment SA_A_S254 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" 4" to H.P. 774, LD. 1119, Bill, "An Act To ClarifY the 
Municipal Jurisdiction of a Portion of Saco Bay" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Contingent effective date; notice. This Part does not take effect unless 
the Town of Old Orchard Beach adopts a municipal zoning ordinance relating to marinas 
that includes standards that are at least as strict as those adopted in the City of Saco at the 
time of passage' of this Act. 
Upon adoption of the ordinance and determination by the, town manager of Old 
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Orchard Beach that it is at least as strict as the City of Saco ordinance, the town manager 
of Old Orchard Beach shall notifY the City of Saco and the Revisor of Statutes of this 
adoption. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-l. Working group established. The Town of Old Orchard Beach and 
the City of Saco may provide representatives to convene a working group to examine 
regulatory jurisdictions, including zoning, parameters for future development in Saco 
Bay, uniform environmental regulations for Saco Bay and the feasibility of establishing 
an oversight group made up of residents from communities bordering 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 by the working group. Representatives of the Town of Scarborough and the 
City of Biddeford must also be invited to participate in the working group. 
Sec. B-2. Working group report. If a working group is established pursuant to 
section 1, it is authorized to submit a report on its findings related to municipal 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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boundaries, regulatory jurisdictions, uniform environmental regulations and future 
development strategies in Saco Bay to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local 
Government no later than February 15, 2010. 
Sec" B-3. Authority to submit legislation. The Joint Standing Committee on 
State and Local Government is authorized to submit legislation concerning the working 
group's findings to the. Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.' 
Amend the. bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Town of Old Orchard Beach to' adopt a municipal 
zoning ordinance relating to marinas that is at least as strict as that adopted in the City of 
Saco at the time of the passage of this legislation before the boundary change can go into 
effect. 
This amendment also authorizes the City of Saco and the Town of Old Orchard 
Beach to convene a working group to examine regulatory jurisdictions, including zoning, 
parameters for future development in Saco Bay, uniform environmental regulations for 
Saco Bay and the feasibility of establishing an oversight group made up of residents from 
communities bordering Saco ~ay. The working group is authorized to submit a report to 
the Joint Standing committe~rn 7ta7 and. L~ 
G)overnment. 
SPONSORED BY: \i.X'LUV!" .. ~/r.t---
(Senator SIMPSON) 
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COUNTY: Androscoggin 
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Approved: 05127/09 Mac:.. 
LD 1119 
LR 1524(05) 
An Act To Clarify the Municipal Jurisdiction of a Portion of Saco Bay 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'ft' 
Sponsor: Sen. Simpson of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment allows a working group to be convened with representatives of Old Orchard Beach and Saco and 
intends that the State Planning Office (SPO) be invited as well as other agencies. Costs to the SPO, as well as to the 
Departments of Conservation and Marine Resources, can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1524(05) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I