| | | A. Upon a request for review under this section, the | | office shall review the program and determine whether the | | program is consistent with the procedures, 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. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, | | §20, is further amended by amending the last paragraph to | | read: |
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| | | The office's decision on consistency of a comprehensive plan | | or growth management program constitutes final agency action. | | If the office fails to provide its comments or findings in | | writing within the time frames established by this section, | | the comprehensive plan or growth management program must be | | deemed compliant with this chapter. |
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| | | This bill provides that rules adopted by the Executive | | Department, State Planning Office regarding review of | | municipal growth management programs, comprehensive plans and | | municipal ordinances for consistency with the goals of the | | growth management laws are major substantive rules. The bill | | also requires the State Planning Office to make its findings | | of a growth management program or comprehensive plan's | | consistency or inconsistency with the growth management laws | | within the time frames already established in law. |
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