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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §685-B, sub-§7-B  is enacted to read:
 
7-B.  Presumption of nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures.    If a person demonstrates that a use or structure that does not conform with district standards has existed for at least 30 years, there is a rebuttable presumption that the use is a nonconforming use or that the structure is a nonconforming structure.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and provides that if a person demonstrates that a use or structure that does not conform with Maine Land Use Planning Commission district standards has existed for at least 30 years, there is a rebuttable presumption that the use or structure is a nonconforming use or nonconforming structure, which is a use or structure that lawfully existed when district regulations were adopted but that does not currently conform.