An Act to Support
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2225
Committee Amendment CA_A_S603 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1 " to S.P. 908, L.D. 2225, "An Act to Support
Municipal Enforcement of Residential Construction Laws, Codes and Regulations"
Amend the bill in section 3 in the first line (page I, line 11 in L.D.) by striking out the
following; "a" and inserting the following: 'as*
Amend the bill in section 3 in subparagraph (10) in the first line (page 1, line 13 in
L.D,) by striking out the following: "-2021"
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following:
'See. 7. PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. D,§48, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Notwithstandine the Maine Revised Statutes. Title 5. section 17851. 17851-A.
17851-B or 17851-C or any other provision of law to the contrary, a member whose
position is transferred from the Department of Public Safety. Division of Buildina Codes
and Standards proeram to the Maine Office of Community Affairs pursuant to this Part and
who becomes subject to different service ^ requirements as
a result of the transfer is elieible to receive service retirement benefits under the service
retirement benefits qualification requirements and the associated benefit computation
provisions in effect prior to the position beine transferred pursuant to this Part.'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following:
'See. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
MAINE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFATOS
Division of Building Codes and Standards Z419
Initiative: Establishes one Resource Management Coordinator position and provides All
Other funding for associated position costs.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to S.P. 908, L,D, 2225 (9^
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POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 1.000
Personal Services $0 $122,761
AHOther $0 $10,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $132,761
Division of Building Codes and Standards Z419
Initiative: Establishes one Resource Management Coordinator position and provides
funding for training and support for local code enforcement officers,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 1.000
Personal Services $0 $122,761
All Other $0 $13,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $135,761
Division of Building Codes and Standards Z419
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Public Safety Inspector
III position to a Public Safety Inspector Supervisor position retroactive to August 21,2024
and transfers All Other to Personal Services on a one-time basis to fund the retroactive
portion of the reclassification, This initiative also provides funding for authorized overtime.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $0 $94,594
All Other $0 ($9,282)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $85,312
Division of Building Codes and Standards Z419
Initiative: Provides funding for the proposed reorganization of one Public Safety Inspector
Super/isor position to a Public Service Manager 11 position,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $0 $16,340
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $16,340
Division of Building Codes and Standards Z419
Initiative: Provides funding for changes in retirement plans.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $0 $2,137
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $2,137
Housing Opportunity Program Z418
Initiative; Provides one-time funding for a 3-year pilot project to provide regionalized
building code enforcement.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $1,000,000
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMHTEB AMENDMENT" /[" to S,P. 908, L.D. 2225,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $1,000,000
MAINE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAmS
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $0 $132,761
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $1,239,550
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $1,372,311
Sec. 10. Retroactivity. That section of this Act that enacts Public Law 2025, chapter
388, Part D, section 48, subsection 7 applies retroactively to September 24,2025.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment amends the bill by removing the edition year from the title of the
International Code Council and Modular Building Institute 1200 Standard for Off-site
Construction: Planning, Design, Fabrication and Assembly. The amendment also removes
the provision regulating when building codes and standards take effect and clarifies the
service retirement benefits qualification requirements for state employees whose position
was transferred from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Building Codes and
Standards program to the Maine Office of Community Affairs by Public Law 2025, chapter
388.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 03/30/26 t-KI"
LD 2225 LR 3036(02)
An Act to Support Municipal Enforcement of Residential Construction Laws, Codes and Regulations
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^"
Committee; Housing and Economic Development
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
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds
Transfers
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
$132,761
$137,549
$142,523
$0 $132,761 $137,549 $142,523
$0 $1,239,550 $159,663 $165,""^
$0
$161,604 $161,604 $161,604
$0 $0
$0 $1,000,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes ongoing appropriations and allocations beginning in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Maine Office of
Community Affairs (MOCA) for two Resource Management Coordinator positions, one ftinded by the General Fund
and one funded by Other Special Revenue Funds, and associated costs. The bill provides $132,761 in General Fund
appropriations and $135,761 in Other Special Revenue Funds allocations for these positions.
The bill also includes one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $94,594 and one-time deallocations of
$9,282 in fiscal year 2026-27 to support the reclassification of one Public Safety Inspector III position to a Public
Safety Inspector Supervisor position. In addition, the bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations
of $2,137 beginning in fiscal year 2026-27 to reflect changes in retirement plan costs for certain employees.
The bill further includes a one-time transfer of $1,000,000 from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to the Housing
Opporhmity Program in fiscal year 2026-27, along with corresponding allocations to authorize expenditure of those
funds.
Finally, increasing the surcharge from $0.04 per square foot to $0.06 per square foot will result in an estimated
increase of $161,604 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to MOCA.
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