| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4312, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §2, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Limitation on state rule-making authority. The office | | is authorized to adopt rules necessary to carry out the | | purposes of this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this | | section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | chapter 375, subchapter II-A | | the office's review of a growth management program, elements | | of a growth management program or any municipal ordinance | | pursuant to section 4314__or 4347-A are major substantive | | rules. This section may not be construed to grant any | | separate regulatory authority to any state agency beyond that | | necessary to implement this subchapter. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4314, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, §10, is | | further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: |
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| | | All procedures, submission and response time requirements | | and standards of review pertaining to the review of municipal | | ordinances according to this section are governed by rules | | adopted by the office pursuant to section 4312, subsection 4. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, | | §20, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Comprehensive plans. A municipality or multimunicipal | | region that chooses to prepare a growth management program and | | receives a planning grant under this article shall submit its | | comprehensive plan to the office for review. The office shall | | review plans for consistency with the goals and guidelines | | established in this subchapter. The office's review must be | | conducted according to procedures, submission and response | | time requirements and standards of review established by this | | section and rules adopted by the office pursuant to section | | 4312, subsection 4. Any contract for a planning assistance | | grant must include specific timetables governing the review of | | the comprehensive plan by the office. Any comprehensive plan | | submitted for review more than 12 months following a contract | | end date may be required to update data, projections and other | | time-sensitive portions of the plan or program to the office's | | most current review standards. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 406, | | §10, is amended to read: |
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