An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1184
Committee Amendment CA_A_H383 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13056-J

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft" to H.P. 789, L.D. 1184, "An Act to Require 
Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and 
Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued" -
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13056-J, sub-§2, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
D. The department 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.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "A" and inserting the following: 'By January 31st of each year, 
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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "municipality" the following: 'with 4,000 or more residents' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Reimbursement - Municipal Housing Data Reporting N533 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to reimburse municipalities with 4,000 or more residents 
for 90% of the cost of preparing an annual report on certain housing data, including data 
on residential building permits, dwelling units permitted and demolished, certificates of 
occupancy or other approvals of housing units issued, as well as certain affordability data. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2025-26 
$405,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
$405,000 
COMMITIEEAMENDMENT'~toH.P. ~89,L.D.1_184 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Reimbursement - Municipal Housing Data Reporting N533 
$405,000 
$405,000 
Initiative:· Provides one-time funds to reimburse municipalities with 4,000 or more 
residents for 90% of the costs for system updates in order to provide the required 
information on certain housing data, including data on residential building permits, 
dwelling units permitted and demolished, certificates of occupancy or other approvals of 
housing units issued, as well as certain affordability data. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2025-26 
$202,500 
$202,500 
2025-26 
$607,500 
$607,500 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
2026-27 
$405,000 
$405,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority rep01t of the committee, sets a due date of 
January 31st of each year for the report required in the bill. It limits the report requirement 
to municipalities with 4,000 residents or more. It requires the Department of Economic 
and Community Development to reimburse 90% of the actual costs to collect and report 
the data as requµ-ed in the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21. The amendment 
adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
. FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Revised: 05/12i25 LRL 
LD 1184 
LR 2247(02) 
An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted 
_aitd Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~ {l-\-?23) 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
, • • General Fund 
State Mandates 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2025-26 
$607,500 
$607,500 
FY 2026-27 
$405,000 
$405,000 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$405,000 
$405,000 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Requires municipalities to provide annual reports on certain housing data to the 
Municipality 
Department of Economic and Community Development for use in administering the 
Housing Opportunity Program, inpluding data on residential building permits, 
dwelling units permitted and demolished and certificates of occupancy or other 
approvals of housing units issued and certain affordability data. 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$405,000 
$405,000 
Local Cost 
$607,500 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. If the bill 
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures 
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: ( 1) General Fund 
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a 
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from 
the funding requirement. If the bill does represent a st0;te mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local 
units of government will' not be required to implement the mandated activities. 
1scal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $607,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $405,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 
to the Department of Economic and Community Development to reimburse municipalities for 90% of the cost of 
preparing an annual report on certain housing data. 
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