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Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal" and inserting the following: 'plan'
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, line 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal" and inserting the following: 'plan'
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the next to the last line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal" and inserting the following: 'plan'
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 12 and 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘1. The assumption by each county in which the land is located of the duty to maintain uniformity of land use and planning for the unorganized territory contained in that county;’
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsections 6 and 7 (page 1, lines 24 to 28 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘6. The adoption of the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the retention of that plan for a minimum of 2 years from the effective date of this Act as the basis of land use and planning with respect to the unorganized territory in the State;
7. The establishment by each county of a process for adopting changes to the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan;’
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 9 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 35 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "assessment" the following: ', for a period of 2 years from the effective date of this Act,'
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 10 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 3 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "amount" the following: 'for a period of 2 years from the effective date of this Act'
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "proposal, together with implementing legislation necessary to" and inserting the following: 'plan to implement this Act and'
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of the last sentence (page 2, lines 9 to 11)
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following:
‘Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administrative Services - Conservation 0222
 
Initiative: Provides one-time All Other funding for one Senior Planner position to coordinate with the counties on the transfer of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission's duties.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$2,500	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,500	$0	

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to reimburse counties for the costs of completing projects that are in process at the time the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is eliminated.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$100,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$100,000	

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236
 
Initiative: Eliminates funding for the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission effective July 15, 2010.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(26.500)	
Personal Services	$0	($1,825,795)	
All Other	$0	($242,283)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,068,078)	

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236
 
Initiative: Establishes one limited-period Senior Planner position and related All Other costs to coordinate with the counties on the transfer of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission's duties. The position will end on or before June 30, 2010.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$74,111	$0	
All Other	$25,000	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$99,111	$0	

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$101,611	($1,968,078)	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$101,611	($1,968,078)	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It clarifies that each county containing land under Maine Land Use Regulation Commission jurisdiction is to establish its own process for revising the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. It limits to 2 years the restriction that assessments not exceed the assessments for commission operations. It requires each county to retain the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan as the basis for planning for a minimum of 2 years. It removes the requirement that the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission include implementing legislation in its report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and removes the committee's authority to submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature. This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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