| | | Sec. 10. 5 MRSA §13120-P, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 281, | | §8, are further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Redevelopment of property. Except as provided in section | | 13120-Q, the authority may undertake the redevelopment of | | property as an owner or lender for subsequent use and sale under | | the following conditions: |
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| | | A. The property has been previously and materially used as | | a commercial facility or the property is suitable for | | adaptive use as a commercial or industrial facility; |
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| | | B. The property is currently not in productive commercial | | use or is expected to be taken out of productive commercial | | use within the immediate future; |
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| | | C. The property has not been placed under a purchase option | | or contract; |
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| | | D. The authority, using due diligence, has determined that: |
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| | | (1) There is a reasonable expectation that the | | property will become financially viable following its | | redevelopment; and |
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| | | (2) The economic benefits, including the restoration | | of employment opportunities, expected to result from | | the redevelopment justify the risks associated with the | authority's equity interest in the property; and |
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| | E. At If the municipality or the local development | | corporation is the source of the project, such as through | | owning the property, or uses town or other grant funds to | | participate in the redevelopment project, at least 25% of | | the authority's total cost to acquire, redevelop and return | | the property to productive commercial use will be borne by | the that municipality or local development corporation.; and |
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| | | F.__If the undeveloped land or personal property is part of | | the overall redevelopment project. |
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| | | 3. Development of property. Except as provided in section | | 13120-Q, the authority may undertake the development of property | | as an owner or lender for subsequent use and sale under the | | following conditions: |
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| | | A. The property consists of real estate that is zoned, | | sited or otherwise suitable for development as a commercial | | facility; |
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