An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1184
Senate Amendment SA_A_S469 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §3241

SENATE AMENDMENT "A ,, to H.P. 789, L.D. 1184, "An Act to Require 
Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Pennits, Dwelling Units Permitted and 
Demolished and Ce1tificates of Occupancy Issued" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3241, sub-§2, 1C is enacted to read: 
C. The office shall assist a municipality with 4.000 or more residents in meeting the 
requirements of subsection 5. The assistance must include reimbursement of 90% of 
actual expenses incurred by a municipality if collection or reporting of data as required 
by subsection 5 is a modification or expansion of municipal activities so as to 
necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §3241, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. Municipal housing data reporting. By Janual)' 31st of each year. a municipality 
with 4.000 or more residents shall provide to the office for use in administering the program 
an annual repo1t of: 
A. Residential building permit applications. including the number of applications 
submitted, approved and denied, categorized into single-family. single-family with 
accesso1y dwelling unit. 2-to-4-family and more-than-4-famity homes: 
B. The number of dwelling units pe1mitted and demolished; and 
C. The number of ce1tificates of occupancy or other final approvals of housing units 
issued. the number of those housing units affordable to persons or families whose 
incomes are 80% or less of the area median income as determined by the Maine State 
Housing Authority and the.number of those housing units affordable to persons or 
families whose incomes are from 81% to 120% of the area median income as 
determined by the Maine State Housing Authority, 
As used in this subsection. "accessory dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in Title 
30-A. section 4301. subsection l~C. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations, The following appl'opriations and 
allocations a1·e made. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" /¥ lo H.P. 789, L.D. 1184 [ s~ '-( le. ll'\ 
MAINE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 
Reimbur·sement - Municipal Housing Data Reporting N533 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to reimburse municipalities with 4,000 or more residents 
for the cost of preparing an annual report on ce1tain housing data, including data on 
residential building permits, dwelling units permitted and demolished, ce1tificates of 
occupancy or other approvals of housing units issued, as well as certain affordability data. 
GENERAL FUND 
2025-26 
2026-27 
All Othe1· 
$60,000 
$60,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$60,000 
$60,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and reallocates provisions of the bill regarding municipal data 
reporting requirements and adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/24/25 l-Rl-
LD 1184 
LR 2247(05) 
An Act to Requil'e Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted 
and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment f\'' to Original Bill ( 5~ lf ~q-) 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Partially Funded 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
($547,500) 
($345,000) 
($547,500) 
($345,000) 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
($345,000) 
($345,000) 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
($345,000) 
($345,000) 
This amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation of $202,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 provided to 
reimburse municipalities with 4,000 or more residents for 90% of the costs for system updates needed in order to 
provide the required information on certain housing data and reduces the ongoing General Fund appropriations by 
$345,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 provided to reimhlll'se municipalities for the cost of preparing the 
required annual report. 
As amended, this bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $60,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 
2025-26 to the Maine Office of Community Affairs to reimburse municipalities for the cost of preparing an annual 
report on certain housing data. Public Law 2025, chapter 388} Part D transferred responsibility for the Housing 
Opportunity Program from the Department of Economic and Community Development to the Maine Office of 
Community Affairs, 
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