| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §8, as amended by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §8. Land use mediation; obligation to participate |
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| | | Agencies within the executive branch shall participate in | | mediation under Title 5, chapter 314, subchapter II, when | | requested to participate by the Court Alternative Dispute | Resolution Service. This section is repealed October 1, 2001. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §18-B, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, | | §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Land use mediation. The land use mediation program is a | | program within the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service. |
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| | | A. The Director of the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution | | Service shall administer the land use mediation program | | established in Title 5, chapter 314, subchapter II. |
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| | | B. A land use mediation fund is established as a | | nonlapsing, dedicated fund within the Administrative Office | | of the Courts. Fees collected for mediation services | | pursuant to Title 5, chapter 314, subchapter II must be | | deposited in the fund. The Administrative Office of the | | Courts shall use the resources in the fund to cover the | | costs of providing mediation services as required under | | Title 5, chapter 314, subchapter II. |
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| | This subsection is repealed October 1, 2001. | | remaining in the land use mediation fund must be transferred to a | | nonlapsing account within the Judicial Department to be used to | | defray mediation expenses. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §3331, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. A, | | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Reporting on the land use mediation program. The council | shall report by December 1, 1998 and | | 1, 2003 and every 2 years thereafter to the Governor, the | | Administrative Office of the Courts, the Executive Director of | | the Legislative Council and the Director of the Court Alternative | | Dispute Resolution Service on the operation and effectiveness of | | the land use mediation program established under subchapter II. | | The reports must list the number and type of mediation requests | | received, the number of mediation sessions conducted, the number | | of signed mediation agreements, a summary of the final | | disposition of mediation agreements, a narrative |
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