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property that is not also included within the Aroostook | | County Empowerment Zone as designated by the federal | | Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, Public Law 106- | | 554; |
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| | | B.__With the exception of tax increment financing, Pine | | Tree Development Zone benefits may be provided to | | qualified businesses for a period not to exceed 10 years; |
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| | | C.__Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may not be used to | | encourage or facilitate the transfer of existing positions | | or property of a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone | | business or any affiliated businesses; |
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| | | D.__Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may not be | | provided based upon any employees or positions transferred | | by the qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business, or | | an affiliated business into a Pine Tree Development Zone | | from a location elsewhere in the State; |
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| | | E.__A Pine Tree Development Zone may not consist of more | | than 10 noncontiguous parcels of property; and |
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| | | F.__All property included within the boundaries of a Pine | | Tree Development Zone must be suitable for commercial use. |
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| | | 4.__Application.__An application for designation of a Pine | | Tree Development Zone must include, but is not necessarily | | limited to, the following: |
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| | | A.__A narrative description of the Pine Tree Development | | Zone to be designated; |
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| | | B.__Maps and any other information necessary to clearly | | identify the geographic boundaries of the Pine Tree | | Development Zone and any subzones it may include; |
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| | | C.__Evidence that the Pine Tree Development Zone meets the | | requirements of subsection 3; |
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| | | D.__Any information evidencing economic distress; and |
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| | | E.__A development plan that includes: |
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| | | (1) Documentation of all municipal requirements | | required under subsection 2; |
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| | | (2) A description of how the Pine Tree Development | | Zone will be administered, including any related | | interlocal cooperative agreements; |
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