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An Act To Align State Relocation Assistance with That of the Federal Government and Make Technical Changes to Recently Enacted Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §244, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 642, §2, is further amended to read:
 
D. Actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization or small business at its new site, in accordance with criteria to be established by the department, but not to exceed $20,000the amount allowed under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91-646, as amended.
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §244-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 208, §§13 and 21, is further amended to read:
 
1. Owner.   In addition to payments otherwise authorized, the department shall make an additional payment not in excess of $22,500the amount allowed under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91-646, as amended to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the displaced person for not less than 18090 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the property. The additional payment shallmust include the following elements:
 
A. The amount, if any, whichthat when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the department equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling. All determinations required to carry out this paragraph shallmust be made in accordance with standards established by the department;
 
B. The amount, if any, whichthat will compensate the displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which that person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any such comparable replacement dwelling. The amount shallmay be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the department was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage whichthat was a valid lien on the dwelling for not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of that dwelling. In calculating the amount to be paid under this section, increased interest costs and other debt service costs shallmust be reduced to discounted present value. The payment shallmust be an amount whichthat will reduce the mortgage balance on the replacement dwelling to an amount whichthat could be amortized with the same monthly payment for principal and interest as that for the mortgage on the displaced dwelling; and
 
C. Reasonable expenses incurred by the displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees and other closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses.
Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §244-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 208, §§15 and 21, is further amended to read:
 
1. Lease or rent.   The amount necessary to enable the displaced person to lease or rent for a period not to exceed 42 months, a comparable replacement dwelling, but not to exceed $5,250the amount allowed under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91-646, as amended. At the discretion of the department, a payment under this subsection may be made in periodic installments. Computation of a payment under this subsection to a low-income displaced person for a comparable replacement dwelling shallmust take into account the person's income; or
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Deallocates funds provided in Public Law 2017, chapter 283, Part A for the annual maintenance of the software licensing and hardware for the administration of active directory and e-mail services.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	($51,059)	($51,059)	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	($51,059)	($51,059)	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	($51,059)	($51,059)	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($51,059)	($51,059)	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Multimodal - Passenger Rail Z139
 
Initiative: Allocates funds previously deallocated in Public Law 2017, chapter 283, Part A related to the state support for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	

SECTION TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	($51,059)	($51,059)	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$948,941	$948,941	

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.