An Act to Make the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1170
Committee Amendment CA_A_H447 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5157

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 775, L.D. 1170, "An Act to Make the 
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and 
Development of State-owned Surplus Land" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the first line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "periodically" and inserting the following: 'periodieally 
annually' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the first line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "agency" the following: 'or semiautonomous state agency,' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "with other state agencies" the following: 'and 
semiautonomous state agencies' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "by state agencies" the following: 'or semiautonomous state 
agencies' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "agencies" the following: 'and semiautonomous state 
agencies' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "inventory." the following: 'For the purposes of this 
subsection, "semiautonomous state agency" has the same meaning as in section 1972, 
subsection 9.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 1, 
lines 9 to 12 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. By Pebma-F)' 1, 1988, the eommissioner shall prnvide an initial l'eport on the status 
of the land inventory to the joint standing eommittees of the Legislat1:1re having 
j1:1risdietion oyer eeonomie d0"1elopment; state and loeal goveffiffient; and 
apprnpriations and fmaneial affairs.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 775, L.D. 1170 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 23 by inserting after paragraph A the 
following: 
'A-1. The department shall annually send the invent01y to the Maine Redevelopment 
Land Bank Authority and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over economic development matters.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §4756 in the first indented paragraph in the 6th line (page 
3, line 2 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
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the following: ', subchapter 2-A' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §5157, sub-§1, ,r.E, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 664, §3, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
E. Property that a state, federal. municipal or other governmental entity has determined 
is surplus or that it does not have the capacity to redevelop; and' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
through the Bureau of General Services, to annually inventory all land owned by state 
agencies and semiautonomous state agencies. It requires the department to annually send 
the inventory to the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters. The 
amendment also clarifies that the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority may acquire 
property that is determined to be surplus by a state, federal, municipal or other 
governmental entity. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/22/25 LRL 
LD 1170 
LR 1200(02) 
An Act to Make the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and 
Development of State-owned Surplus Land 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •~ (\-\-4L\,"tJ 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority 
Any additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the Maine Redevelopment Land 
Bank Authority associated with the provisions of this bill can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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