An Act to Transfer the Arch Hangar at the Former Loring Air Force Base to the Loring Air Museum
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1998
Committee Amendment CA_A_S561 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13080-A, 5 MRSA §13080-D

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " fr " to S.P. 823, L.D. 1998, "An Act to Transfer the
Arch Hangar at the Former Loring Air Force Base to the Loring Air Museum "
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the followmg:
'An Act Regarding the Ownership and Preservation of the Arch Hangar at the
Former Loring Air Force Base'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 5 MRSA §13080-A, sub-§6-A is enacted to read:
6-A. Lorine Arch Hanear. "Loring Arch Hangar" means the aircraflt maintenance
hanear within Lorme Air Force Base identifiedas building number 8250.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13080-D, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1993,c. 474,§1, is amended
to read:
1. Lease or sale. Properties Subject to the requirements of subsection 1-A as
applicable, properties may be leased or sold to accomplish the readjustment or reuse of the
facilities as detennmed appropriate by the authority. Resources acquired as a result of the
lease or sale of these properties become operating revenues or assets of the authority.
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13080-D, sub-§l-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Actions of authority concernine Lorine Arch Hanear. Notwithstanding any
Brovision of this_ article to the contrary^_tfie_auAoritv _ma^ n^^^ sell, transfer the
ownership of or engage in the demolishment or substantial reconstruction oftheLormg
Arch Hangar without the approval of the Legislature. For the purposes of this subsection,
"approval of the Legislature" means the enactment mto law by the Legislature of legislation
authorizing the authority to lease, sell. transfer the ownership of or engage m__the
3 demolishment or substantial reconstruction of the Loring Arch Hanear.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " (^ " to S.P. 823, L.D. 1998 [ ^-S^'
Sec. 4. Loring Development Authority of Maine; transfer of Loring Arch
Hangar. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and except as otherwise
provided pursuant to subsection 2, on or after June 1, 2025, the Loring Development
Authority of Maine established pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section
13080 shall, m accordance with the requirements of this section, transfer the ownership of
the Loring Arch Hangar as defined in Title 5, section 13080-A, subsection 6-A to a
nonprofit organization established for the purpose of preserving the history of the former
Loring Air Force Base and maintaining associated artifacts.
1. The transfer of ownership of the Loring Arch Hangar by the Loring Development
Authority of Maine to the nonprofit organization pursuant to this section must contain
covenants or other provisions requiring the hangar to be held and maintained by the grantee
organization solely for the restoration and historic preservation of the hangar and require
that all rights, title and interest in the property revert to the authority if the grantee
organization fails to hold and maintam the hangar for those purposes or if the grantee
organization is dissolved.
2. The Loring Development Authority of Maine may not transfer the ownership of the
Loring Arch Hangar pursuant to this section if, prior to June 1, 2025, the United States
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration approves the inclusion of
the airfield at the former Lormg Air Force Base into the National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems.
The enactment of this Act directing the Loring Development Authority of Maine to
transfer the ownership of the Loring Arch Hangar constitutes the approval of the
Legislature as required by Title 5, section 13080-D, subsection 1-A.
Sec. 5. Loring Development Authority of Maine; reports. The Loring
Development Authority of Maine established in the Mmne Revised Statutes, Title 5, section
13080 shall by October 1, 2024 submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business regarding the status of its
application with the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration to obtain inclusion of the airfield at the former Loring Air Force Base into
the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and shall by March 1, 2025 submit an
updated report regarding the stalls of that application to the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic and community development matters.
The report due March 1, 2025 must include an assessment regarding whether the
Loring Development Authority of Maine expects to obtain approval of its application by
June 1, 2025 and, if such approval is not expected by that date, an update regardmg the
transfer of ownership required by section 4 of the Loring Arch Hangar as defined in Title
5, section 13080-A, subsection 6-A. After reviewing the report due March 1, 2025, the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic and
community development matters may report out legislation relating 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 " 1\ " to S.P. 823, L.D. 1998
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill, which
is a concept draft, and changes the title. The amendment does the following.
1. It amends the laws regarding the Loring Development Authority of Maine
established m the Maine Revised Statites, Title 5, section 13080 to require the approval of
the Legislature for the authority to lease, sell, transfer the ownership of or engage in the
demolishment or substantial reconstruction of the Loring Arch Hangar.
2. It defines the Loring Arch Hangar as the aircraft maintenance hangar within the
former Loring Air Force Base identified as building number 8250.
3. It directs the Loring Development Authority of Maine, on or after June 1, 2025, to
transfer the ownership of the Loring Arch Hangar to a nonprofit organization established
for the purpose of preserving the history of the former Loring Air Force Base and
maintaining associated artifacts. The transfer of ownership of the hangar by the authority
to the nonprofit organization is required to contain covenants or other provisions requiring
the hangar to be held and maintained by the grantee organization solely for the restoration
and historic preservation of the hangar and requiring that all rights, title and interest in the
property revert to the authority if the grantee organization fails to hold and maintain the
hangar for those purposes or if the grantee organization is dissolved. The authority is not
authorized, however, to transfer the ownership of the hangar if, prior to June 1, 2025, the
United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration approves the
inclusion of the airfield at the former Loring Air Force Base into the National Plan of
Integrated Airport Systems.
4. It directs the Loring Development Authority of Maine to submit a report by October
1, 2024 to the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic
Advancement and Business regarding the status of its application with the United States
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration to obtain inclusion of the
airfield at the former Loring Air Force Base into the National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems and to submit an updated report regarding the stalls of that application by March
1,2025. The report due March 1, 2025 must include an assessment regarding whether the
authority expects to obtain approval of its application by June 1,2025 and, if such approval
is not expected by that date, an update regarding the transfer of ownership of the Loring
Arch Hangar as required by this legislation. After reviewing the report due March 1, 2025,
ftie joint standing committee may report out legislation relating to the report to the 132nd
Legislature in 2025.
5 FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/23/24 ^y^c'.
LD 1998 LR 199(02)
An Act to Transfer the Arch Hangar at the Former Loring Air Force Base to the Loring Air Museum
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "4;/^,-S^2J
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential negation of contract - Loring Development Authority
Potential revenue loss - Loring Development Authority
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation prohibits the Loring Development Authority (LDA) of Maine from leasing, selling, demolishing,
reconstructing or transferring the ownership of the Loring Arch Hangar without approval of the Legislature obtaii
through the legislative process. It also requires the authority to transfer the ownership of the hangar to a nonprofit
organization established for the purpose of preserving the histoiy of the former Loring Air Force Base on or after June
1, 2025 if the Federal Aviation Administration does not approve the inclusion of the airfield at the former base into
the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) prior to June 1, 2025, This may result in a potential loss of
revenue to the authority that could have been received from leasing or selling the hangar,
According to testimony provided by the Loring Development Authority of Maine as well as Green 4 Maine, LLC
(G4M) during the committee hearing process, a Purchase and Sales agreement is currently in place between LDA and
G4M that provides G4M options to acquire certain parcels of property at the former base, including the airport and
hangar. The sale is subject to certain milestones being realized. An additional provision in the contract is that the sale
of the airport and hangar to G4M will only proceed if the LDA is not successful in obtaining the NPIAS status for the
airport within a certain timeframe. Whether this legislation will result in legal consequences and ramifications as well
as possible expenses to the LDA and the State can not be determined.
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