Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1956
Committee Amendment CA_A_H808 (House)
Committee: Labor and Housing

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1400, L.D. 1956, “Resolve, To 
Establish a Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying 
Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 2.  Commission membership.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint 
Rule 353, the commission consists of 14 members appointed as follows:
1.  Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, including a 
member from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats in the Legislature;
2.  Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 
House, including a member from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats 
in the Legislature;
3.  The Director of the Maine State Housing Authority, or the director's designee;
4.  One member representing the Office of the Governor, appointed by the Governor;
5.  Four public members, one representing a statewide municipal association, one 
representing a statewide organization that advocates for affordable housing, one 
representing statewide agricultural interests and one that is in the building trades, 
appointed by the President of the Senate; and
6.  Four public members, one representing a regional planning association or a 
statewide organization that advocates for smart growth policies and projects, one 
representing the real estate industry, one that is a residential developer and one that is a 
low-income or middle-income renter or homeowner, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House.' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 7.  Report.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 353, no later than 
November 4, 2020, the commission shall submit a report that includes its findings and 
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 1400, L.D. 1956
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
recommendations, including suggested legislation, for presentation to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Labor and Housing.' 
SUMMARY
This amendment increases from 2 to 4 the number of public members of the 
commission appointed by the President of the Senate and includes a representative of 
statewide agricultural interests and one that is in the building trades.  It also increases 
from 2 to 4 the number of public members appointed by the Speaker of the House and 
includes one that is a residential developer and one that is a low-income or middle-
income renter or homeowner.  It provides that, instead of being required to appoint a 
public member representing a regional planning association, the Speaker of the House is 
required to appoint a public member representing a regional planning association or a 
statewide organization that advocates for smart growth policies and projects.  Lastly, it 
requires that the report be submitted to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and 
Housing instead of to the entire Legislature.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Revised: 07/28/20
LD 1956
LR 2958(02)
Legislative Cost/Study
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Additional costs to the Maine State Housing Authority and the Office of the Governor to serve on the commission can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning 
and Land Use Restrictions
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $2,250 in fiscal year 2020-21. An estimated $6,190 is 
available in fiscal year 2020-21 in the Legislature's budget for legislative studies as well as balances carried over from 
prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of 
studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance 
to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
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