Resolve, Establishing a Working Group to Coordinate Collaboration Among State Agencies for the Purpose of Promoting Smart Growth and Development in High-use Corridors
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1673
Committee Amendment CA_A_H787 (House)

COMMITTEEAMENDMENT",~ "toH.P.1071,L.D.1673, "AnActtoEncourage 
Affordable Housing and Mixed-use Development by Establishing a Thriving Corridors 
Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Establishing a Working Group to Coordinate Collaboration Among State 
Agencies for the Purpose of Promoting Smart Growth and Development in High-use 
Corridors' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Worldng group established. Resolved: That the Director of the Office 
of Policy Innovation and the Future shall convene a working group consisting of the 
Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the Commissioner of Economic 
and Community Development and the director of the Maine State Housing Authority to 
design a plan for agency coordination to maximize state resources and promote smart 
growth, walkable neighborhoods, mixed-use development and mixed-income housing in 
high-use corridors near higher-density downtowns, village centers or crossroads through 
infilling and redevelopment of underutilized lands. The working group shall also propose 
a plan for technical assistance grants to municipalities for the development of ordinances 
and zoning regulations governing high-use corridors including model transit-oriented 
development zoning ordinances for municipal consideration. 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Director of the Office of Policy Innovation 
and the Future shall submit a report no later than January 15, 2025 regarding the findings 
and recommendations of the working group established pursuant to section 1 to the joint 
standing and joint select committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing 
matters, A joint standing or joint select committee that receives the report may submit 
legislation related to the report to the 132nd Legislature in 2025 .' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1071, L.D. 1673 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Director of the Office 
of Policy Innovation and the Future to convene a working group consisting of the 
Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the Commissioner of Economic 
and Community Development and the director of the Maine State Housing Authority to 
design a plan for agency coordination to maximize state resources and promote smart 
growth in high-use corridors and to propose a plan for technical assistance grants to 
municipalities. The amendment requires the Director of the Office of Policy Innovation 
and the Future to submit, no later than January 15, 2025, a report to the joint standing and 
joint select committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters 
regarding the working group's findings and recommendations. A joint standing or joint 
select committee that receives the report may submit legislation related to the report to the 
132nd Legislature in 2025. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/06/24 ;:!;Pae.. 
LD 1673 
LR 1782(02) 
An Act to Encourage Affordable Housing and Mixed-use Development by Establishing a Thriving 
Corridors Program 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' { H--16 'J) 
Committee: Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Any additional costs to the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of 
Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Maine State Housing Authority associated with 
the working group established by this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources, 
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