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30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-D (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|30-A §5250-D. Bond financing

 §5250-D. Bond financing The legislative body of a municipality may authorize, issue and sell bonds, including but not limited to general obligation or revenue bonds or notes, that mature within 30 years from the date of issue to finance all project costs needed to carry out the affordable housing development program within the affordable housing development district. The municipal officers authorized to issue the bonds or notes may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of the bonds for a period of up to 3 years by issuing temporary notes and notes in renewal of the bonds. All revenues derived under section 5250-A received by the municipality are pledged for the payment of the activities described in the affordable housing development program and used to reduce or cancel the taxes that may otherwise be required to be expended for that purpose. The notes, bonds or other forms of financing may not be included when computing the municipality's net debt. Nothing in this section restricts the ability of the municipality to raise revenue for the payment of project costs in any manner otherwise authorized by law.   [PL 2013, c. 312, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 312, §5 (AMD).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-E (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|30-A §5250-E. Administration

 §5250-E. Administration 1.  Reports.  The legislative body of a municipality must report annually to the director regarding the status of an affordable housing development district. The report must:   A. Certify that the public purpose of the affordable housing district, as outlined in this subchapter, is being met;   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).]B. Account for any sales of property within the district; and   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).]C. Certify that rental units within the affordable housing development district have remained affordable.   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).][PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Recovery of public funds.  The authority shall develop by rule provisions for recovery of public revenue if conditions for approval of an affordable housing development district are not maintained for the duration of the district. Rules adopted by the authority pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the Legislature in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-F (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|30-A §5250-F. Advisory board

 §5250-F. Advisory board The legislative body of a municipality may create an advisory board, a majority of whose members must be owners or occupants of real property located in or adjacent to the affordable housing development district they serve. The advisory board shall advise the legislative body on the planning and implementation of the affordable housing development program, the construction of the district and the maintenance and operation of the district after the program has been completed.   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-G (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|30-A §5250-G. Unorganized territory

 §5250-G. Unorganized territory For the purposes of this subchapter, a county may act as a municipality for the unorganized territory within the county and may designate affordable housing development districts within the unorganized territory. When a county acts under this section, the county commissioners act as the municipality and as the municipal legislative body, the State Tax Assessor acts as the municipal assessor and the unorganized territory fund receives the funds designated for the municipal general fund.   [PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 426, §1 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5245 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5245. Findings and declaration of necessity (REPEALED)

 §5245. Findings and declaration of necessity (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5246 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5246. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §5246. Definitions (REPEALED)  SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5247 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5247. Pine Tree Development Zones (REPEALED)

 §5247. Pine Tree Development Zones (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5248 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5248. Procedure (REPEALED)

 §5248. Procedure (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 610, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5249 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5249. Selection criteria (REPEALED)

 §5249. Selection criteria (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250. Program administration; rules (REPEALED)

 §5250. Program administration; rules (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-A. Unorganized territory (REPEALED)

 §5250-A. Unorganized territory (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-B. Certification of qualified business (REPEALED)

 §5250-B. Certification of qualified business (REPEALED)  SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 3: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-C. Report (REPEALED)

 §5250-C. Report (REPEALED)  SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 451, §NNN2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 688, §D1 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-H (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-H. Findings and declaration of necessity

 §5250-H. Findings and declaration of necessity 1.  Legislative finding.  The Legislature finds that there is a need to encourage development in economically distressed areas of the State in order to:   A. Provide new employment opportunities;   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]B. Improve existing employment opportunities;   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]C. Improve and broaden the tax base; and   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]D. Improve the general economy of the State.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).][PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Authorization.  For the reasons set out in subsection 1, a unit of local government, or 2 or more cooperating units of local government, may develop a program for improving a district within its collective boundaries:   A. To provide impetus for targeted business development;   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]B. To increase employment; and   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]C. To provide the facilities outlined in the development program adopted by the participating units of local government.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).][PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Declaration of public purpose.  The Legislature declares that the actions required to assist the implementation of these development programs are a public purpose and that the execution and financing of these programs are a public purpose.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-K (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-K. Procedure (REPEALED)

 §5250-K. Procedure (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 351, §6 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 351, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 461, §23 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-L (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-L. Selection criteria (REPEALED)

 §5250-L. Selection criteria (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 461, §24 (RP).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-M (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-M. Program administration; rules

 §5250-M. Program administration; rules The commissioner shall administer this subchapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for implementation of Pine Tree Development Zones, including, but not limited to, rules for determining and certifying eligibility, selecting zones for designation and evaluating on a periodic basis the progress and success of each zone in achieving its goals. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-N (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-N. Unorganized territory

 §5250-N. Unorganized territory For the purposes of this subchapter, a county may act as a municipality for the unorganized territory within the county and may designate development districts within the unorganized territory. When a county acts under this section, the county commissioners act as the municipality and as the municipal legislative body, the State Tax Assessor acts as the municipal assessor and the unorganized territory education and services fund receives the funds designated for the municipal general fund.   [PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-O (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 4: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES|30-A §5250-O. Certification of qualified business

 §5250-O. Certification of qualified business A business may apply to the commissioner for certification as a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business. Upon review and determination by the commissioner that a business is a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business, the commissioner shall issue a letter of certification to the business that includes a description of the qualified business activity for which the letter is being issued. Prior to issuing a letter of certification, the commissioner must find that the business activity will not result in a substantial detriment to existing businesses in the State. In order to make this determination, the commissioner shall consider those factors the commissioner determines necessary to measure and evaluate the effect of the proposed business activity on existing businesses, including whether any adverse economic effect of the proposed business activity on existing businesses is outweighed by the contribution to the economic well-being of the State. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the letter of certification to the State Tax Assessor.   [PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. IIII, §8 (AMD).]The commissioner shall issue a certificate of qualification to a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business after the commissioner has verified that the business has added at least one qualified Pine Tree Development Zone employee above its base level of employment. This verification may be obtained in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the certificate of qualification to the State Tax Assessor.   [PL 2017, c. 440, §4 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 688, §D2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 263, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 440, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. IIII, §8 (AMD).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-R (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 6: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONE EXCEPTIONS|30-A §5250-R. Definitions

 §5250-R. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).]1.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Department.  "Department" means the Department of Economic and Community Development.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Manufacturing.  "Manufacturing" has the same meaning as in section 5250-I, subsection 11.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Pine Tree Development Zone.  "Pine Tree Development Zone" has the same meaning as in section 5250-I, subsection 13.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Pine Tree Development Zone benefits.  "Pine Tree Development Zone benefits" has the same meaning as in section 5250-I, subsection 14.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-S (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 6: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONE EXCEPTIONS|30-A §5250-S. Exceptions for manufacturing businesses

 §5250-S. Exceptions for manufacturing businesses 1.  Expansion by manufacturing business.  The commissioner may certify a business that does not otherwise qualify as a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business pursuant to section 5250-I, subsection 17 or that does not locate in a Pine Tree Development Zone as qualified to receive Pine Tree Development Zone benefits if the business:   A. Is a for-profit business that has been engaged in the business of manufacturing in the State for at least 3 years;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).]B. Makes a written commitment to expand its business at one of its current locations in the State by adding at the location of expansion a minimum of 4 net new, full-time employees for whom a retirement program subject to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code, Sections 1001 to 1461, as amended, and group health coverage are provided and whose income derived from employment at the business's location of expansion, calculated on a calendar-year basis, is greater than the most recent annual per capita personal income in the county in which the employee is employed; and   [PL 2007, c. 468, §1 (AMD).]C. Makes a written commitment to invest a minimum of $225,000 in its expansion at one of its current locations.   [PL 2007, c. 468, §2 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 468, §§1, 2 (AMD).] 2.  Application for tax benefits.  A manufacturing business may apply to the commissioner for certification to receive Pine Tree Development Zone benefits pursuant to subsection 1. An application must include, but is not limited to, a detailed narrative description of the manufacturing business's plans for expansion and goals for achieving the requirements listed under subsection 1 and a description of resources to be committed at the location of expansion, including a related timeline for achieving these goals. Upon review and determination by the commissioner that the business satisfies the criteria under subsection 1, the commissioner shall issue a certificate to the manufacturing business for qualification for Pine Tree Development Zone benefits.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Sunset.  Applications for Pine Tree Development Zone benefits under this subchapter must be received by the commissioner by December 1, 2009.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 468, §§1, 2 (AMD).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5250-T (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 8: DEVELOPMENT|Chapter 206: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS|Subchapter 6: PINE TREE DEVELOPMENT ZONE EXCEPTIONS|30-A §5250-T. Rules

 §5250-T. Rules The department shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQQQ, §1 (NEW).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5651 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 9: FISCAL MATTERS|Chapter 223: MUNICIPAL FINANCES|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|30-A §5651. Determination of municipal year; change

 §5651. Determination of municipal year; change The municipal officers shall determine the municipal fiscal year.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §2 and Pt (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §8, 10 (AMD).]A municipality or plantation may raise one or 2 taxes during a single valuation if the taxes raised are based on appropriations made for a municipal fiscal year that does not exceed 18 months. A municipal or plantation fiscal year may extend beyond the end of the current tax year and the municipal officers or assessors of a plantation, when changing the municipality's or plantation's fiscal year, may, for transition purposes, adopt one or more fiscal years not longer than 18 months each.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §2 and Pt (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §8, 10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 9: FISCAL MATTERS|Chapter 223: MUNICIPAL FINANCES|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|30-A §5652. Donation of money

 §5652. Donation of money The municipal officers may accept a donation of money to the municipality to supplement a specific appropriation already made, to reduce the tax assessment, to endow a municipal education foundation pursuant to section 5724, subsection 10 or to reduce the permanent debt.   [PL 2007, c. 405, §1 (AMD).]1.  Reducing the tax assessment.  If the assessors receive written notice from the municipal officers that a sum has been paid to the municipality for the purpose of reducing the tax assessment, they shall reduce it in that amount before establishing the tax rate. If the tax rate has already been established, the treasurer shall deposit the money in a bank, trust company or national bank in the State, and withdraw it at the proper time to reduce the tax assessment for the following taxable year.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 2.  Funding municipal education foundations.  A municipality may accept endowment funds from citizens, estates, municipal contributions and bond money to fund a municipal education foundation to support local education pursuant to section 5724, subsection 10. The foundation may not spend the funds until it meets certain growth standards recommended by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.   [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §11 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §24 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 405, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §24 (AFF).
30-A ME Rev Stat § 5654 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES|Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES|Subpart 9: FISCAL MATTERS|Chapter 223: MUNICIPAL FINANCES|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|30-A §5654. Conditional gifts

 §5654. Conditional gifts This section governs a municipality's receipt of a conditional gift for any specified public purpose.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]1.  Acceptance or rejection.  When the municipal officers receive written notice from a prospective donor or a representative of the proposed gift, they shall submit the matter at the next meeting of the municipal legislative body. Within 10 days after the meeting, the municipal officers shall send written notice of their acceptance or rejection to the donor or the donor's representative.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 2.  Perpetually comply with conditions.  When the donor or the donor's representative has completed the donor's part of the agreement concerning the execution of a conditional gift, the municipality shall perpetually comply with, and may raise money to carry into effect, the conditions upon which the agreement was made.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 3.  Deposited or invested.  Unless otherwise specified by its terms, a conditional gift of money may be deposited or invested according to subchapter III-A.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD).