An Act to Invest in the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2230
Committee Amendment CA_A_S663 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A "to S.P. 91 2, L.D. 2230, "An Act to Invest in the
Construction of Industrialized Housin'g"
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by
striking out the following: "housjng," and inserting the following; 'housing and'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 6th and 7th lines (page 1, lines 9 and
10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and housing units targeted to community
workforce housing needs" and inserting the following: 'and housing units targeted to
community workforce housiag needs'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 12th, 13th and 14th lines (page 1,
lines 15 to 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "housing manufacturers, developers
and the eeneral public with information about housine needs throuehout the State and
options available to meet those needs" and inserting the following; 'information to
communities and the general public about the need for housine throuehout the State.
including industrialized housine, and provide euidance for meeting community housitie
needs'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2.
Amend the bill in section 3 in §13059-A in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 3
in L.D.) by striking out the following; "pr loans"
Amend the bill in section 3 in §13059-A in subsection 3 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 8
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "revolving"
Amend the bill in section 3 in §13059-A in subsection 4 in the first line (page 2, line
14 in L,D.) by striking out the following: "or loan"
Amend the bill in section 3 in §13059-A by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 2,
lines 23 to 28 m L.D.) and inserting the following:
'5. Grants. The department may award a erant to a person elieible under subsection
4 in the followina amounts per housina unit manufactured bv the person and installed in
the State:
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^Oc? COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"^" to S.P. 912, L.D. 2230 L<)~
A. For any housine unit. $ 1.500:
B. For a housing unit that is either affordable or enerffv-efficient. $4,OOQLor
C. For a housine: unit that is affordable and enerev-efficient. $6.000.
The department may award more than one grant to an eligible person under this section.'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in paragraph I in the first line (page 3, line
15 in L.D.) by striking out the following:"; and" and inserting the following:';'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in paragraph J in the first line (page 3, line
16 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "." and inserting the followmg;'; and'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 by inserting after paragraph J the following:
'K. An organization representing building trade workers.'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following:
'See. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Industrialized Housing Incentive Program N584
Initiative: Provides an ongoing base allocation in the event that funds are received for grants
to eligible manufacturers of industrialized housing.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 $500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $500
Industrialized Housing Incentive Program N584
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the costs of a subject matter expert to design and
implement a pilot program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AH Other $0 $300,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $300,000
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
3334 GENERAL FUND $0 $300,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $300,500
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " f\'1 to S.P. 912, L.D. 2230 C ^> ~
rsv^" 1 SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, does the following,
1. It removes reference to workforce housing from the current law governing the
Housing Opportunity Program.
2. It changes the type of information and the audience for information provided by the
Maine Office of Community Affairs under the Housing Opportunity Program.
3, It removes from the bill the requirement that the Maine Office of Community Affairs
adopt rules defining "low income," "moderate income" and "middle income."
4. It removes from the bill the requirement that the Maine Office of Community Affairs
adopt rules by January 1,2027,
5. It limits the proposed Industrialized Housing Incentive Program to grants and not
loans and specifies the grant amounts available by type of housing unit.
6. It adds an organization representing building trade workers to the group of entities
the Department of Economic and Community Development must consult in designing the
construction extension partnership program required by the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 04/09/26 t-KI-
LD 2230 LR 3039(02)
An Act to Invest in the Construction of Industrialized Housing
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'f\' (,^>'
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 PY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $300,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/AIlocations
General Fund $0 $300,000 $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $500 $500 $500
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill creates the Industrialized Housing Incentive Program in the Department of Economic and Community
Development and provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $300,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the costs of
a subject matter expert to design and implement a pilot program. The bill also provides an Other Special Revenue
Funds ongoing base allocation of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2026-27 in the event that funds are received for grants
to eligible manufacturers of industrialized housing.
Any additional costs to the Maine Office of Community Affairs, Department of Education, and Department of Labor
from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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