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Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Report; legislation. No later than January 15, 2010, the Director of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on revisions to the commission’s rules to implement permitting for normal maintenance and repair of structures located in areas of special flood hazard. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may submit legislation pertaining to the permitting of structures in flood hazard areas within the jurisdiction of the commission to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires the Director of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on revisions to the commission’s rules for permitting in special flood areas. It also authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to submit legislation in the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.
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