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LR 2621
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Sec. 10. 5 MRSA §13120-P, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 281,
§8, are further amended to read:

 
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:

 
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;

 
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;

 
C. The property has not been placed under a purchase option
or contract;

 
D. The authority, using due diligence, has determined that:

 
(1) There is a reasonable expectation that the
property will become financially viable following its
redevelopment; and

 
(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

 
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

 
F.__If the undeveloped land or personal property is part of
the overall redevelopment project.

 
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:

 
A. The property consists of real estate that is zoned,
sited or otherwise suitable for development as a commercial
facility;


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