(5) Roads and traffic control devices; and

(6) Parks and other open space or recreational areas.; and

(7)__School facilities.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §5903, sub-§§3-B and 3-C are enacted to read:

3-B.__Downtown.__"Downtown" means the traditional central business district of a community that has served as the center for socioeconomic interaction in the community and is characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed-use buildings, often interspersed with civic, religious and residential buildings and public spaces, typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets, walkable and served by public infrastructure.

3-C.__Downtown improvement.__"Downtown improvement" includes facade, utility relocation or extension, historic preservation and parking and road improvement; elevator, sprinkler system and traffic control devices installation; purchase of development rights for a park or open space and construction of park and open space amenities; and streetscape, sidewalk and curb installation or upgrade.

Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §5953-D, as renumbered by RR 1993, c. 2, §27, is amended to read:

§5953-D. Assistance from Municipal Investment Trust Fund

1. Application for public service infrastructure grants and loans. In addition to the other forms of financial assistance available under section 6006-D, an eligible municipality or group of municipalities may apply for a public service infrastructure grant or loan from the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund, in this section called the "fund," the proceeds of which must be used to acquire, design, plan, construct, enlarge, repair, protect or improve public service infrastructure owned by the applicant.

The bank, in conjunction with the Department of Economic and Community Development, may prescribe an application form or procedure for an eligible municipality or group of municipalities to apply for a grant or loan under this section. The application