Resolve, Directing the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1246
Committee Amendment CA_A_H392 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A" to H.P. 821, L.D. 1246, "Resolve, Directing the 
Depa1t111ent of Economic and Community Development to Convene a Working Group to 
Review the Process of Setting Impact Fees" 
Amend the resolve by inse11-ing after the title the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
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Whereas, the State is facing a housing crisis that ha1111s the quality of life and 
economic prosperity of all Maine residents that needs to be addressed as soon as possible; 
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Whereas, to address this crisis, an additional 84,000 new housing units must be built 
by 2030; and 
Whereas, a study on the barriers to addressing this crisis, completed in January 2025 
by HR&A Advisors, found that unpredictable and overly burdensome costs and fees, 
including impact fees, were a detel1'ent to the construction of housing; and 
Whereas, the HR&A Advisors repo1t recommends the State establish a working 
group to review current local fees, including impact fees, and develop standards by which 
a municipality determines the local infrastructure costs and impact fees resulting from a 
housing development project, a transparent process by which municipalities establish those 
fees and a requirement that the fees be established at the beginning of the project approval 
process; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislatme, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, be it' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by inse1ting after 
the following: "Development, 
the following: 'as the state agency responsible for 
COMMITTEE ANIENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·•A'· to H.P. 821, L.D. 12,16 
overseeing the Housing Opportunity Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, section 13056-J, or a successor agency,' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by inse1ting after 
the following: "Future" the following: 'and the Maine Office of Community Affairs' 
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Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 5th line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "the Maine Revised Statutes," 
Amend the resolve in si:·clion I in t·he l 2lh line (pnge 1, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "deprntrnent" 1-rnd insc1ting the rollowing: 'state agency responsible for 
overseeing the Housing Oppo1tunity Program' 
Amend the resolve by inse1ting before the summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the resolve. 
The amendment adds the Maine Office of Community Affairs as a pa1ticipant in the study 
under the resolve and clarifies the state agency responsible for overseeing the Housing 
Oppo1tunity Program, currently established within the Department of Economic and 
Community Development, is the agency responsible for submitting a repo1i to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20/25 LRL 
LD 1246 
LR 2047(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development to Convene a Working 
Group to Review the Process of Setting Impact Fees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' ( H-392 \ 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Connmmity Development to convene the worldng group, in 
collaboration with the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and the Maine Office of Connnunity Affairs, to 
conduct the required study and submit the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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