Resolve, to Create a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1167
Committee Amendment CA_A_H492 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A:' to H.P. 772, L.D. 1167, "Resolve, to Create a 
Pilot Program to Assist Nonprofit Housing Developers in Rehabilitating Existing Aging 
Housing Stock for First-time Home Buyers" 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 4th line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by insetting after 
the following: "State" the following: 'and to provide relocation services to tenants who must 
vacate a unit being rehabilitated under the program' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 4th and 5th lines (page 1, lines 4 and 5 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "The program must rehabilitate 15 units, and a grant issued 
by the program may be in an amount up to $80,000 per unit." and insetting the following: 
'The Maine State Housing Authority shall establish the maximum and minimum grant 
amounts with the goal to rehabilitate 15 housing units.' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 7 in L.D.) by insetting after 
the following: "including" the following: ', but not limited to,' 
Amend the resolve by insetting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Relocated tenant. Resolved: That a tenant who has to vacate a unit during 
the unit's rehabilitation under the program and who is a first-time home buyer must have 
the right of first refusal to purchase the vacated unit upon project completion.' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 4 and insetting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Existing Housing Stock Rehabilitation Program N510 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for a pilot program that provides grants to nonprofit 
housing developers to rehabilitate existing aging housing stock for purchase by qualified 
first-time home buyers and to provide relocation services to tenants who must vacate a unit 
being rehabilitated under the program. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A to H.P. 772, L.D. 1167 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires relocation services be provided under the pilot program to 
tenants who have to vacate a unit during the unit's rehabilitation under the pilot program. 
The amendment provides that the tenant who has to vacate the unit and who is a first-time 
home buyer has the right of first refusal to purchase the unit. The amendment requires that 
the Maine State Housing Authority establish maximum and minimum grant amounts with 
the goal to rehabilitate 15 units. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• Approved: 05/29/25 LRL 
LD 1167 
LR 1529(02) 
Resolve, to Create a Pilot Program to Assist Nonprofit Housing Developers in Rehabilitating Existing • 
Aging Housing Stock for First-time Home Buyers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '!\, (-H Jf?l". 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Maine State 
Housing Authority (MSHA) create a pilot program that provides grants to nonprofit housing developers to rehabilitate 
existing aging housing stock for purchase by qualified first-time home buyers and to provide relocation services to 
tenants who must vacate a unit being rehabilitated under the program. Additional costs to MSHA to administer the 
pilot program can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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