An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0161
Committee Amendment CA_A_H463 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Ii" to H.P. 119, L.D. 161, Bill, "An Act To Ban 
the United Nations Agenda 21 in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Protect Private Property Rights' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
sununary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 1 MRSA c. 22 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 22 
PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS 
§831. Private property rights; notice and participation 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. 
"Political subdivision" means any municipality. plantation, county, quasi-
municipal corporation or special purpose district, including any pUblic-private 
partnership, of the State. 
B. "Property rights" includes the owner's right of peaceful possession, control and 
enjoyment of the ownei"s-legal1y pUfehased, aeeded private--propeny,--as well astl:ie --- ---
owner's ability to make contracts to sell, rent or give away all or prot of the legally 
purchased, deeded private property. 
C. 
"Public-private partnership" means any partnership in which the State or a 
municipality, plantation, county, quasi -municipal corporation or special purpose 
district is a partner. 
D. 
"State" means the State and any office, department, agency, authority. 
commission, board. institution. hospital or other instrumentality of the State. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMNIITTEE AMENDMENT 'H" to H.P. 119, L.D. 161 
2. Process when private propeliy rights are affected. Before the State or any 
political subdivision adopts or implements policies that may affect private property rights, 
the State or political subdivision must satisfy the following requirements. 
A. The process of developing plalllung and zoning 120licies must identify the effect 
of proposed policies on the property rights of owners of private property. 
B. The State or political subdivision engaging in the process of developing plalllling 
and zoning policies must invite and accommodate the paliicipation of owners of 
private property whose property rights may be affected by the planning and zoning 
policies. 
C. When specific plalllung and zoning policies are considered, the State or political 
subdivision may provide an estimate of the potential change in the fair market value 
of the private property affected by the specific plamling and zoning policies. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
It replaces the bill to eliminate references to United Nations Agenda 21 and any 
international law or ancillary plan of action that contravenes the United States 
Constitution or the Constitution of Maine, but still focuses on the protection of private 
property rights. The amendment requires the State and political subdivisions to identify 
the effect of planning and zoning policies on private propeliy rights. It requires the State 
and political subdivisions to ensure paliicipation of private property owners in the process 
of developing planning and zoning policies. It provides that the State and political 
subdivisions may provide an estimate of the effect ofplamling and zoning policies on the 
fair market value of private propeliy. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
CO MITTEEA ENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/03/15 
;?.77'L2C: 
LD 161 
LR 350(02) 
An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''If cH -i/;;j) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Minor costincrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Depmiment of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection associated with 
this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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