An Act To Create the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1694
Committee Amendment CA_A_H957 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-G, 30-A MRSA §5154, 5 MRSA §12004, 38 MRSA §2201, 38 MRSA §2202, 38 MRSA §2203-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1694, "An Act To Create the 
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§7-G is enacted to read: 
7-G. 
Economic 
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank 
Development Authority 
Expenses Only 
30-A MRSA 
§5154 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-1, sub-§6-J is enacted to read: 
6-J. 
Economic 
Development Ready Advisory 
Development Committee 
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA c. 204 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER204 
Expenses Only 
MAINE REDEVELOPMENT LAND BANK AUTHORITY 
§5151. Title 
30-AMRSA 
§5161 
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Act." 
§5152. Findings and declaration of necessity 
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The Legislature fmds and declares that: 
1. Blighted, abandoned, environmentally hazardous and functionally obsolete 
property burdens public resources. There exist areas in the State in need of economic 
revitalization where blighted, abandoned and environmentally hazardous property and 
property that is both functionally obsolete and unfit to be repurposed for another use present 
burdens on municipal revenues and public health and safety; 
2. Need for revitalization. In order to strengthen and revitalize the economy of the 
State and municipalities, it is in the best interest of the State to assemble and dispose of 
blighted, abandoned and environmentally hazardous property and property that is both 
functionally obsolete and unfit to be repurposed for another use in a coordinated manner to 
foster development of that property and promote economic growth; 
3. Coordinated development of blighted, abandoned, environmentally hazardous 
and functionally obsolete property serves the public interest. The planning and 
preparation for revitalizing the economy through the acquisition of blighted, abandoned 
and environmentally hazardous property and property that is both functionally obsolete and 
unfit to be repurposed for another use using public money are a governmental concern and 
serve a valid public purpose; 
4. Facilitate coordinated redevelopment of blighted, abandoned, environmentally 
hazardous and functionally obsolete property. The establishment of the redevelopment 
authority is necessary to facilitate the relief of the conditions described in this section by 
assisting public entities, including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties, regional 
planning organizations and state agencies, in the redevelopment of blighted, abandoned 
and environmentally hazardous property and property that is both functionally obsolete and 
unfit to be repurposed for another productive use; and 
5. Municipalities, counties and unorganized territories have properties that they 
cannot restore to productive use due to a variety of technical or financial issues. The 
establishment of the redevelopment authority is necessary to provide technical and 
financial assistance to local governments upon request for the purpose of returning to 
productive use blighted, abandoned, environmentally hazardous and functionally obsolete 
property, including property acquired by a municipality through the municipal foreclosure 
process. 
§5153. Definitions 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. Abandoned. "Abandoned" with reference to a property means a property that is 
vacant and to which the owner has no intent to return. 
2. Blighted. "Blighted" with reference to a property means a property on which 
buildings or improvements are detrimental or are a threat to the public health, safety or 
welfare in their present condition. 
3. Environmentally hazardous. "Environmentally hazardous" with reference to a 
property means a property that is designated as an uncontrolled hazardous substance site 
under Title 38, section 1365. 
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4. Functionally obsolete. "Functionally obsolete" with reference to a property means 
a property that is unable to be used to adequately perform the functions for which it was 
intended. 
§5154. Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority established; purpose 
The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, as established in Title 5, section 
12004-G, subsection 7-G and referred to in this chapter as "the redevelopment authority," 
is a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State. 
The purpose of the redevelopment authority is to assist municipalities and other entities 
in this State in the redevelopment of properties identified as eligible under section 5157, 
subsection 1 in order to return those properties to productive use. 
The purposes of this chapter are public and the redevelopment authority is performing 
a governmental function in carrying out this chapter. 
§5155. Appointment; qualifications and tenure 
1. Members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint 9 members to 
serve as commissioners of the redevelopment authority subject to review and confirmation 
by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic and 
community development matters. These members must include: 
A. A resident of the State who is a real estate broker licensed by the Real Estate 
Commission pursuant to Title 32, section 13003: 
B. A resident of the State who is responsible for community redevelopment as an 
employee of a state-chartered bank; 
C. A resident of the State from each of the 2 congressional districts; 
D. A full-time municipal economic and community development director in the State; 
E. A full-time planning professional employed by an urban or regional planning 
organization in the State: 
F. A person with experience in the field of preservation of historic property; 
G. A person with experience in environmental remediation of commercial property; 
and 
H. A person with experience in the development of residential communities and 
housing development. 
2. Term of office. The commissioners of the redevelopment authority appointed under 
subsection 1 serve 3-year terms, except that the Governor shall initially appoint 2 
commissioners for a term of one year, 3 commissioners for a term of 2 years and 4 
commissioners for a term of 3 years. A vacancy is filled by appointment for the remainder 
of the unexpired term. Commissioners whose terms expire serve until their successors are 
appointed and confirmed. Commissioners may serve no more than 2 full consecutive 
terms. 
3. Ex officio members. The following serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the 
redevelopment authority: 
A. 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the 
commissioner's designee; 
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B. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee; 
C. The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee; 
D. The Director of the Maine State Housing Authority or the director's designee; and 
E. The Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission or the director's 
designee. 
4. Organization. The redevelopment authority shall select a chair and a vice-chair 
from among its voting members and adopt bylaws to govern procedures. 
The 
redevelopment authority shall hire an executive director and may hire staff and employ 
counsel as necessary. 
§5156. Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund; sources of funding 
The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund, referred to in this chapter as "the fund," 
is established as a dedicated nonlapsing fund to support the purposes of the redevelopment 
authority. Fees collected pursuant to Title 38, section 2203-A, subsection 2-A must be 
deposited into the fund. Other sources of funding may include, but are not limited to, state 
or federal funds received by the redevelopment authority to support community 
redevelopment. Unless otherwise specified, money received by the redevelopment 
authority for the express purpose of acquiring or developing property in accordance with 
this chapter must be deposited into the fund. 
§5157. Eligible properties; exemption of certain properties 
1. Eligible properties. The redevelopment authority may acquire property through 
an agreement under section 5158, subsection 4, which may include: 
A. Property that the redevelopment authority has determined is abandoned as 
demonstrated by a totality of evidence including, but not limited to, the following: 
(1) Doors and windows on the property are boarded up, broken or continuously left 
unlocked; 
(2) Rubbish, trash or debris has accumulated on the property; 
(3) Furnishings and personal property are absent from the property; 
(4) The buildings or improvements on the property are deteriorating so as to 
constitute a threat to public health or safety; 
(5) Gas, electric or water service to the property has been terminated or utility 
consumption is so low that it indicates the property is not regularly occupied; 
(6) A mortgagee has changed the locks on the property and neither the mortgagor 
nor anyone on the mortgagor's behalf has requested entrance to, or taken other steps 
to gain entrance to, the property; 
(7) Reports of trespass, vandalism or other illegal acts being committed on the 
property have been made to local law enforcement authorities; 
(8) A code enforcement officer or other public official has made a determination 
or finding that the property is abandoned or unfit for occupancy; 
(9) The mortgagor is deceased and there is no evidence that an heir or personal 
representative has taken possession of the property: or 
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(10) Other reasonable signs of abandonment; 
B. Property that the redevelopment authority has detennined is blighted because of: 
(1) Dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence; 
(2) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation or open spaces; 
(3) High density of population and overcrowding; 
(4) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; 
(5) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property; or 
(6) Any combination of the factors described in subparagraphs (1) to (5); 
C. Property that the redevelopment authority has determined is functionally obsolete 
due to a substantial loss in value resulting from factors such as overcapacity, changes 
in technology, deficiencies or superadeguacies in design or other similar factors that 
affect the property itself or the property's relationship with other surrounding property; 
D. Property that is environmentally hazardous; and 
E. Property that a municipality or county has determined is not within the capacity of 
the municipality or county to redevelop and for which the municipality or county has 
requested the assistance of the redevelopment authority. 
2. Exemption. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the 
redevelopment authority may not: 
A. Acquire land or other natural resources owned by a federally recognized Indian 
tribe or owned by the United States for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian 
tribe; 
B. 
Acquire land the majority of which is unimproved or is not integral to the 
redevelopment of the property; or 
C. Acquire property that is an active or former military facility that qualifies for 
inclusion in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program under 10 United States 
Code, Section 2701. 
§5158. Powers and duties generally 
The redevelopment authority has the following powers and duties: 
1. Suit. To sue and be sued; 
2. Seal. To adopt an official seal; 
3. Office. To maintain an office at a place designated by the redevelopment authority 
within the State; 
4. Agreements with public entities. To enter into agreements with public entities, 
including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties, regional planning organizations, state 
agencies and municipal or regionally organized land banks in order to effectuate the 
purposes of this chapter. Agreements may include the acquisition of property or rights in 
property from a municipality or county whose governing unit declares the need for such an 
agreement; 
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5. Agreements with federal agencies. To enter into agreements with federal agencies 
related to funding of the redevelopment of property acquired in accordance with this 
chapter; 
6. Assistance. To provide assistance, by request, to entities in the State engaged in 
redevelopment activities by using the best practices adopted by the Development Ready 
Advisory Committee under section 5161; 
7. Application for funding. To apply for grants, loans and other financial assistance 
from state or federal government programs for redevelopment projects consistent with this 
chapter; 
8. Bonds. To issue revenue bonds as provided in section 5160; 
9. Eminent domain. To acquire in a municipality, through an agreement with a 
municipality or county, eligible property by the exercise of the power of eminent domain 
as provided in section 5159; 
10. Rules. To adopt rules for the purposes of carrying out this chapter. Rules adopted 
pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A; and 
11. Other functions. To perform other functions necessary or useful for carrying out 
any of its powers, duties or purposes. 
§5159. Eminent domain 
The redevelopment authority may acquire all or any part of real property in accordance 
with this chapter by the exercise of the power of eminent domain whenever the 
redevelopment authority determines that the acquisition of the real property is in the public 
interest or necessary for the purposes of this chapter. 
1. Resolution; documents filed; damages determined. The necessity of an 
acquisition under this section is conclusively presumed upon the redevelopment authority's 
adoption of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in the 
resolution is in the public interest and necessary for the purposes of this chapter. 
A. Within 3 months after a resolution is adopted under this subsection, the 
redevelopment authority shall file in the registry of deeds of the county in which the 
real property is located: 
(1) A copy of the redevelopment authority's resolution; 
(2) A plat of the real property described; and 
(3) A statement, signed by the chair of the redevelopment authority, that the real 
property is taken under this chapter. 
B. After the documents are filed under paragraph A, the redevelopment authority shall 
determine the damages for the real property taken in the same manner as is provided 
for land taken for highway purposes under Title 23, chapter 3 and shall file a statement 
of this determination in the appropriate Superior Court. 
2. Title vests in redevelopment authority; bonds deposited. Title to real property 
under this section vests in the redevelopment authority in fee simple absolute and the 
redevelopment authority may take possession of the real property when: 
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A. The copy of the resolution, plat and statement is filed in the registry of deeds; 
B. The statement is filed in the Superior Court; and 
C. Bonds, to the use of persons entitled to them, are deposited in the Superior Court 
with surety satisfactory to the clerk of the court in the amounts that the court determines 
to be sufficient to satisfy the claims of all persons interested in the real property. The 
court may, in its discretion, take evidence on the question to determine the amounts of 
the bonds to be deposited. 
3. Seniice on owners; nonresidents; unknown owners. After the copy, plat and 
statement are filed under subsection 1, paragraph A, a sheriff or a sheriffs deputy shall 
serve notice of the taking of the real property upon the owner of the real property by 
delivering a true and attested copy of the description and statement under subsection 1 to 
the owner personally or at the owner's last and usual place of abode in the State or to a 
person living there. 
A. If an owner is not a resident of the State, a true and attested copy of the notice must 
be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the owner at the owner's last 
known address. 
B. If the ownership of the real property cannot be ascertained after due and diligent 
search, an award must be made to persons unknown for the value of the real property 
and bonds for that amount running to the treasurer of the county for the use of persons 
entitled to the bonds must be deposited in the Superior Court. If, within 2 years after 
the bonds are deposited, no person has been able to prove ownership of the real 
property, the Superior Court shall order these bonds to be cancelled and returned to the 
redevelopment authority. 
4. Notice published. After the resolution, plat and statement are filed under subsection 
1, paragraph A, the redevelopment authority shall publish a copy of the resolution and 
statement in a newspaper having general circulation in the county at least once a week for 
successive weeks. The statement must set forth the names of the owners of the real 
property to be taken and the amount awarded to them. 
5. Agreement and cancellation of bonds. When an owner of real property taken under 
this section agrees with the redevelopment authority on the price of the real property and 
the sum agreed upon is paid by the redevelopment authority, the court shall order the bonds 
deposited under subsection 2, paragraph C to be cancelled and returned to the 
redevelopment authority. 
6. Complaint to Superior Court; trial. An owner of real property taken under this 
section who cannot agree with the redevelopment authority on the price of the real property 
may within 3 months after personal notice of the taking or, if the owner has no personal 
notice, within one year from the first publication of the copy of the resolution and statement 
under subsection 4 apply by complaint to the Superior Court in the applicable county, 
setting forth the taking of the real property and petitioning for an assessment of damages 
by a jury or, by agreement of the parties, a referee or referees appointed by the court. 
A. When a complaint is filed under this subsection, the court shall give 20 days' notice 
of the pendency of the action to the redevelopment authority by serving the chair of the 
redevelopment authority with a certified copy of the complaint. The court may proceed 
after this notice to the trial of the action. The trial must determine all questions of fact 
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relating to the value and the amount of the real property, and judgment must be entered 
upon the verdict of the jury. Execution must be issued for that judgment against the 
money deposited in the court under subsection 2, paragraph C. 
7. Conflicting ownership. If the redevelopment authority is in doubt as to conflicting 
ownership or interest, the redevelopment authority may file a complaint in the Superior 
Court for a determination of the various rights and amounts due. If 2 or more conflicting 
plaintiffs claim the same real property or different interests in the same parcel of real 
property, the court, upon motion, shall consolidate their several complaints for trial at the 
same time by the same jury and may frame all necessary issues for the trial of that action. 
8. Appeal. Appeal from the decision of the Superior Court may be made in the same 
manner as is provided for appeals in civil cases. 
9. Property of incapable persons. If any real property in which a person not capable 
in law to act in the person's own behalf is interested is taken by the redevelopment authority 
under this chapter, the Superior Court, upon the filing of any complaint by or in behalf of 
the person, may appoint a guardian ad litem for the person. This guardian may appear and 
be heard on behalf of the person and may, with the advice and consent of the Superior Court 
and upon any terms that the Superior Court prescribes, release to the redevelopment 
authority all claims for damages for the real property of the person. Any lawfully a1;mointed, 
qualified and acting guardian or other fiduciary of the estate of such a person, with the 
approval of the Probate Court having jurisdiction to authorize the sale of real property 
within the State of the person, may, before the filing of any such complaint, agree with the 
redevelopment authority upon the amount of damages suffered by the person by any taking 
of real property and may. upon receiving that amount, release to the redevelopment 
authority all claims for damages of the person for the taking. 
10. Expediting proceedings; taking public property. In any proceedings for the 
assessment of compensation and damages for real property taken or to be taken by eminent 
domain by the redevelopment authority, the following provisions apply. 
A. At any time during the pendency of the action or proceedings, the redevelopment 
authority or an owner may apply to the court for an order directing the redevelopment 
authority or the owner to show cause why further proceedings should not be expedited. 
Upon this application, the court may order that the hearings proceed and that any other 
steps be taken with all possible expedition. 
B. If any of the real property taken or to be taken is devoted to a public use. it may 
nevertheless be acquired, and the taking is effective, except that no real property 
belonging to the municipality or to any other government may be acquired without its 
consent and that real property belonging to a public utility corporation may not be 
acquired without the approval of the Public Utilities Commission or an officer or 
tribunal having regulatory power over that corporation. 
C. Any real property already acquired by the redevelopment authority may nevertheless 
be included within this taking for the purpose of acquiring any outstanding interests in 
the real property. 
§5160. Bonds 
1. Authorization. The redevelopment authority may provide by resolution for the 
issuance of bonds for the purpose of funding the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund, 
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or any successor to the fund. The bonds of the redevelopment authority do not constitute a 
debt or liability of the State or of any agency or political subdivision of the State other than 
the redevelopment authority but are payable solely from the revenue of the redevelopment 
authority, and neither the faith nor credit nor taxing power of the State or any political 
subdivision of the State is pledged to payment of the bonds. Notwithstanding any provision 
of law to the contrary, bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiable. If a 
commissioner of the redevelopment authority whose signature appears on any bonds or 
coupons ceases to be a commissioner of the redevelopment authority before the delivery of 
those bonds or coupons, that signature is valid and sufficient for all purposes as if that 
commissioner had remained a commissioner until delivery. 
2. General characteristics. The redevelopment authority may, by resolution, provide: 
A. The manner of executing bonds and coupons: 
B. The form and denomination of bonds and coupons; 
C. Maturity dates: 
D. Interest rates on bonds and coupons; 
E. For redemption prior to maturity and the premium payable: 
F. The place or places for the payment of interest and principal; 
G. For registration if the redevelopment authority determines registration is desirable; 
H. For the pledge of all or any of the revenue for securing payment: 
I. For the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds; 
J. For the setting aside and the regulation and disposition of reserve and sinking funds; 
K. For limitation on the issuance of additional bonds: 
L. For the procedure, if any, by which the contract with a bondholder may be abrogated 
or amended; 
M. For the manner of sale and purchase of bonds; 
N. For the issuance of bonds in a series; and 
0. Any other matter relating to the bonds that the redevelopment authority determines 
appropriate. 
3. Liability. A member or employee of the redevelopment authority or a person 
executing the bonds may not be liable personally for the bonds or subject to any personal 
liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds. 
4. Trust indenture. In the discretion of the redevelopment authority, bonds may be 
secured by a trust indenture by and between the redevelopment authority and a corporate 
trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company, 
located either within or outside the State. Such a trust indenture may pledge or assign the 
revenues of the redevelopment authority or any part of it. A trust indenture may set forth 
the rights and remedies of the bondholders and the trustee, restrict the individual right of 
action of bondholders and contain such other provisions as the redevelopment authority 
may consider reasonable and proper for the security of bondholders. Expenses incurred in 
carrying out any trust indenture may be treated as a part of maintenance. 
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5. Rights of bondholders. Provisions may be made for protecting and enforcing the 
rights and remedies of bondholders, including covenants as to acquisition of property, 
construction, maintenance, operation and repair, insurance and the custody, security and 
application of all money. 
6. Depositories. Any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company and 
located either within or outside the State may act as a depository of the proceeds of bonds 
and revenue and may furnish such indemnity or pledge such securities as may be required 
by the redevelopment authority. 
7. Tax free. The purposes of this chapter being public and for the benefit of the people 
of the State, bonds of the redevelopment authority are free from taxation by the State. 
8. Revenue refunding bonds. The redevelopment authority may issue revenue 
refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding revenue bonds issued under this chapter. The 
issuance of any refunding bonds is the same as is provided for in this chapter relating to 
revenue bonds. 
9. Default. In the event of default on bonds and in the event the default continues for 
a period of 3 months, action may be brought to enforce the rights of the bondholders by 
ensuring that the operation by the redevelopment authority is in confonnity with the 
covenants of the bonds or trust indenture. 
§5161. Development Ready Advisory Committee 
The Development Ready Advisory Committee, referred to in this section as "the 
committee," is established pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 6-J to develop 
and maintain best practices for community development. 
1. Membership. The members of the committee are as follows: 
A. The executive director of the redevelopment authority; 
B. 
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the 
commissioner's designee; 
C. The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee; 
D. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee; 
E. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's 
designee; 
F. The Director of the Maine State Housing Authority or the director's designee; 
G. The Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission or the director's 
designee; and 
H. The following members, selected by and serving at the pleasure of the executive 
director of the redevelopment authority: 
(1) A representative of a statewide association of municipalities; 
(2) A representative from each regional planning organization in the State; 
(3) A representative of an organization that advocates for the rights oflow-income 
renters and homeowners; 
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( 4) A representative of a local or statewide organization promoting civil rights that 
has racial justice or racial equity as its primary mission; and 
(5) Two residents of the State with experience in real estate development. 
2. Duties. The committee shall develop best practices for community development 
intended to support the following goals: 
A. Assisting communities in preparing for new investment and development that 
maximize :financial return for state and local economies, improve quality of life for 
local residents, address housing needs for households of all income levels and advance 
environmental protection and transportation goals and specific locally identified 
priority needs; 
B. Assisting communities in designating priority investment areas in consultation with 
regional planning organizations, including but not limited to village centers, 
downtowns and adjacent neighborhoods, rural crossroads, high-impact corridors, 
working waterfronts and rural farmsteads; and 
C. Ensuring that redevelopment efforts are achievable by communities and based on 
the merit of the redevelopment project and community commitment to the 
redevelopment project. 
3. Chair and officers. The members of the committee shall annually elect one of its 
members as chair and one of its members as vice-chair to set the agenda and schedule 
meetings. The committee may elect other officers and designate their duties. 
4. Voting rights. Each member of the committee has a vote. 
5. Meetings. The committee shall meet at least twice a year. 
6. Quorum. A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum. 
7. Staff support. The redevelopment authority shall provide staff support to the 
committee to carry out the purposes of this section. 
§5162. Biennial report 
1. Biennial report. The redevelopment authority shall submit biennially, beginning 
with the Second Regular Session of the 131 st Legislature, to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters a complete 
report on the activities of the redevelopment authority. The report must include the 
following: 
A. A description of the redevelopment authority's operations; 
B. A listing of all property acquired pursuant to this chapter; 
C. An accounting of all activities related to the fund; 
D. A listing of any bonds issued during the fiscal year by the redevelopment authority; 
E. A statement of the redevelopment authority's proposed and projected activities for 
the ensuing year; and 
F. Recommendations regarding further actions that may be suitable for achieving the 
purposes of this chapter. 
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Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §2201, as amended by PL 2015, c. 461, §6, is further amended to 
read: 
§2201. Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established 
The Maine Solid Waste Management Fund, referred to in this section as ~the .!.!.fund," 
is established as a nonlapsing fund to support programs administered by the bureau and the 
Department of Environmental Protection. The fund must be segregated into 2 subsidiary 
accounts. The first subsidiary account, called operations, receives all fees established and 
received under article 1. +he Except as provided in section 2203-A, subsection 2-A, the 
2nd subsidiary account, called administration, receives all fees established under this article 
and under Title 36, chapter 719 and all funds recovered by the department as 
reimbursement for departmental expenses incurred to abate imminent threats to public 
health, safety and welfare posed by the illegal disposal of solid waste. 
Money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the department or 
bureau must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund and may be 
invested as provided by law. Interest on these investments must be credited to the fund. 
Funds deposited in the fund related to administration may be expended only in 
accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature for administrative expenses 
directly related to the bureau's and the department's programs, including actions by the 
department necessary to abate threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the 
disposal of solid waste. Funds deposited in the fund related to fees imposed on the disposal 
of construction and demolition debris and residue from the processing of construction and 
demolition debris may be expended only for the state cost share to municipalities under the 
closure and remediation cost-sharing program for solid waste landfills established in 
section 1310-F. Funds deposited in the fund related to fees imposed under this article may 
be expended to provide grant funding in accordance with the Maine Solid Waste Diversion 
Grant Program established in section 2201-B. The department shall, on an annual basis, 
conduct a review of the revenues presently in the fund and the revenues projected to be 
added to or disbursed from the fund in upcoming calendar years and determine what 
amount of revenues, if any, are available to provide grant funding under section 2201-B. 
If the department determines that there are revenues in the fund available in the upcoming 
calendar year to provide grant funding under section 2201-B, the department must ensure 
that such revenues are designated for use in accordance with section 2201-B by the end of 
that calendar year. Funds deposited in the fund related to operations may be expended only 
in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature and solely for the development 
and operation of publicly owned facilities owned or approved by the bureau and for the 
repayment of any obligations of the bureau incurred under article 3. These allocations must 
be based on estimates of the actual costs necessary for the bureau and the department to 
administer their programs, to provide financial assistance to regional associations and to 
provide other financial assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 
Beginning in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1991 and thereafter, the fund must annually 
transfer to the General Fund an amount necessary to reimburse the costs of the Bureau of 
Revenue Services incurred in the administration of Title 36, chapter 719. Allowable 
expenditures include "Personal Services," "All Other" and "Capital Expenditures" 
associated with all bureau activities other than those included in the operations account. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1694 
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §2202, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §73 and 
affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read: 
1. Fees established. The department shall establish procedures to charge fees 
specified in this article and pursuant to the requirements of this article. All Except as 
provided in section 2203-A, subsection 2-A, all fees collected by the department under this 
article must be deposited into the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund. 
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §2203-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority fee. Beginning January 1, 2023, 
in addition to the per ton fee required in subsection 1, commercial, municipal, state-owned 
and regional association landfills shall collect and pay to the department a $3 per ton fee 
for the disposal of construction and demolition debris and residue from the processing of 
construction and demolition debris and, notwithstanding section 2202, this fee must be 
deposited in the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund established by Title 30-A, section 
5156. 
Sec. 7. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MAINE REDEVELOPMENT LAND BANK AUTHORITY 
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund N377 
Initiative: Provides allocation to authorize 
Redevelopment Land Bank Authority. 
expenditures to support the Maine 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$922,500 
$922,500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment establishes the Maine 
Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, whose purpose is to assist municipalities and other 
entities in this State in the redevelopment of properties, including properties that are 
blighted, abandoned, environmentally hazardous and functionally obsolete, in order to 
return those properties to productive use. The redevelopment authority may acquire 
property at the request of a municipality or county. The amendment establishes a fund to 
support the purpose of the redevelopment authority, which includes as a source of revenue 
a fee on the disposal of construction and demolition debris. The amendment also establishes 
the Development Ready Advisory Committee within the redevelopment authority in order 
to develop and maintain best practices for community development and to assist the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1259, L.D. 1694 
redevelopment authority and any other entity that requests assistance with redevelopment 
matters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/01/22 feac::.. 
LD 1694 
LR 1528(02) 
An Act To Create the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~ ( +J -0/ S l) 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$922,500 
$0 
$922,500 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$1,845,000 
$1,845,000 
Projections 
FY2024-25 
$1,845,000 
$1,845,000 
This bill establishes the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority as an independent agency created to assist 
municipalities and other entities in the State in the redevelopment of eligible properties in order to return these 
properties to productive use. 
The bill establishes the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Fund within the authority and revenue from a new fee of $3 
per ton on construction and demolition debris and residue disposed of in a landfill will be credited to the new fund 
beginning January 1, 2023. Based on the 615,000 tons of material landfilled in 2020, anticipated revenue to the fund 
will be $922,500 for half a year in fiscal year 2022-23 and $1,845,000 annually thereafter. An Other Special Revenue 
Funds allocation is included in fiscal year 2022-23 to allow expenditure of the new revenues. 
Additional costs to the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department.of 
Economic and Community Development, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine State Housing 
Authority associated with serving on the committee can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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