An Act To Connect the Citizens of the State to the State's Natural Resources by Establishing Standards for Relief from Regulatory Burdens
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1450
Committee Amendment CA_A_S280 (Senate)
Committee: Judiciary

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A " to S.P. 532, L.D. 1450, Bill, "An Act To 
Connect the Citizens of the State to the State's Natural Resources by Establishing 
Standards for Relief from Regulatory Burdens" 
Amend the bill in Part A in sc~ction 1 in § 857 in subsection 4 by striking out all of the 
last underlined sentence (page 3, lines 18 to 21 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in Part A in sc:::ction 1 in §859 by striking out all of subsection 8 (page 
5, lines 17 to 31 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'8. Failure to reach settlement. If a property owner and the State fail to agree to a 
settlement during the mandatory mediation process, the property owner may file an action 
against the State under section 853. If during mediation the State makes a bona fide 
settlement offer and the owner reiects that offer and proceeds to file a claim under section 
853, the property owner is liable for the costs and fees of the State from the point in time 
of rejection of the State's bona fide settlement offer until resolution of the claim under 
section 853 as long as the resolution of the claim under section 853 is either a finding of 
no taking or the damages awarded under the claim under section 853 are of a smaller 
dollar value than that contained in the State's bona fide settlement offer.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 1 in §831 in subsection 2 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 6, lines 21 to 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Establish a simple and expedient application process; and' 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 6. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~ 
"to S.P. 532, L.D. 1450 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
It deletes from the bill the chapter on regulatory fairness review and removes provisions 
related to that chapter. 
FISCAL XOTE REQUIREJ). 
(See attac~~~l 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06111113 .;tvac 
LD 1450 
LR 825(02) 
An Act To Connect the Citizens of the, State to the State's Natural Resources by Establishing 
Standards for Relief from Regulatory Burdens 
fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'/t' (s-2ro) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biermium cost increase - Highway Fund 
This legislation creates a process for landowner rdief related to regulatory takings. Depending upon the number or 
extent of any lawsuits filed, General Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds and Highway Fund costs could be increased 
as a result of any payments to landowners. The Judicial Department and the Department of the Attorney General will 
also require additional General Fund appropriations for staff and appraiser fees. 
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