An Act Regard'ing the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0870
Committee Amendment CA_A_H327 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §683-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/-\ » to H.P. 556, L,D: 870, "An Act Regard'ing the
10. Membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission"
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in
L.D.) by striking out the following: "13." and inserting the following: '11' ;• . , ...
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, line-8 in
L.D.) by striking-out the following; "1" and inserting the following; 4- 1-A'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and'irisei-tir)g the following: ' .' , ' ''
'See. 2. 12 MRSA §683-A, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2013, c, 256; §3, is repealed,
Sec.3. ,12MRSA§683-A,sub-§l-Aisenactedtore,ad; . . . .,
1-A. Appointments by Governor. Except as provided in subsection 2. the Governor
shall appoint 2 members to the commission as follows;
A, One appointee who resides or worksin the commission's iunsdiction, is a fonner
resident of the commission's jurisdiction or has significant professional experience
working within the commission's jurisdiction and who has expertise in one or more of
the areas of forestry. land use planning, conservation, fisheries. wildlife, outdoor
recreation and natural resources-related businesses''that operate in .the commission's
iurisdiction; and
B, OneawomteG who is a member of a federally recoenized Indian^ nation, tribe or
band in this State based on the joint recoi-nmeiidation of the federallv recognized Indian
nations, tribes and bands in the State,'
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 2 in the 2nd blocked paragraph in the 2nd line
(page 2, line 20 in L,D.) by striking out the following; "90 30" and inserting the following;
'90'
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 2 in the 2nd blocked paragraph in the last line
(page 2, line 22 in L,D.) by striking out the following: "1" and inserting the following: '4-
1-A'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
ROS • COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/-{ " to H.P, 556, L.D. 870
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following;
• 2 'See. 4. 12 MRSA §683-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read;
2-A. Legislative appointment. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House shall jointly appoint one at-laree member to the comm ission whQ hasa scientific or
technical background in one or more of the areas of forestry, land use olannine.
conservation, fisheries, wildlife, outdoor recreation and nahiral resource-based busine'sses
that ouerate in the commission's jurisdiction and through life or work experience
demonstrates knowledge of issues important to the commission's jurisdiction,'
• Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5, '.
Amend the bill in section 6 in the indented paragraph in the last 3 lines (page 3, lines
21 to 23 in L,D.) by striking out the following: "•§• 7 members, Ne An action may not be
taken by the commission unless'upon approval by a vote of §• 7 members" and inserting the
following: '5 members. No action may be. taken by the eommiQs,ion unless .upon approval
by a vote of 5 members a simple majority of commission members'
.15 Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: -.. ,.
'See. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made,
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
IVIaine Land Use Planning Commission Z236
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for laptops and other technology .items for 2
additional board members, • '• •
GENERAL FUND . 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther . $6,850 $0
'
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $6,850 $0
Maine Land Use Planning Commission Z236
Initiative; Provides, funding for associated administrative overhead for additional board
members.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $9,960 $9,960
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $9,960 $9,960
JVIaine Land Use Planning Commission Z236
Initiative: Provides funding for per diem expenses of additional board members,
GENERAL FUND . 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $990 $990.
3738 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $990 $990
Page2-132LR1401(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
ROS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/^" to H,P. 556, L.D, 870
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $17,800 $10,950
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $17,800 $10,950
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
. SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the
membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission by increasing the number of
members from 9 to 11, rather than 13 in the bill, with the Governor appointing 2 members;
rather than 5 members in the bill. The amendment also directs the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint one member to the commission.
Current law provides that if a board of county commissioners fails to appoint a member
to the commission within 90 days of a vacancy on the commission to be filled by that
county, the Governor is required to appoint a resident of that county meeting certain criteria
to fill that vacancy, The bill changes the number of days to 30; the amendment strikes the
change in the bill and retains current law,
The amendment adds qualifications to be considered by the Governor when appointing
members to the commission. The amendment removes from the bill a membership term
limit of 2 consecutive 4-year terms, The amendment also removes from the bill the
provision relating to staggered terms,
The amendment also strikes the requirement in the bill that the Secretaiy of State
include information about the members of the commission in the Secretary of State's annual
report on board appointments,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 05/19/25 i-Ki-
LD 870 LR 1401(02)
An Act Regarding the Membership of the IVIaine Land Use Planning Commission
for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'j^' / M ". ^ ^. / /
Fiscal Note for Bill
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $17,800 $10,950 $10,950 $10,950
Appropriations/AIIocations
General Fund . $17,800 $10,950 $10,950 $10,950
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Tills bill includes the following General Fund appropriations to the Land Use Plamiing Commission within the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry for costs related to the addition on two board members to the
Land Use Planning Commission, one-time of $6,850 in fiscal year 2025-26 for laptops and other technology access
items, ongoing of $10,950 starting in fiscal year 2025-26 for administrative overhead related to the positions and per
diem expense reimbursement,
LR1401(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1