| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, several municipalities may lose financial assistance | | and regional planning grants if the law is not clarified to allow | | those grants to be carried forward twice; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1589, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 464, §5, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | At the end of each fiscal year, unencumbered appropriation and | | allocation balances lapse into the appropriate fund and are not | | available unless authorized by law. Encumbered balances may not | | be carried forward more than once at the end of a fiscal year, | | except that all encumbered balances and accounts for financial | | assistance and regional planning grants in accordance with Title | | 30-A, chapter 187 may be carried forward for 2 years beyond the | | year in which those balances are encumbered. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4314, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Comprehensive plan. A municipal comprehensive plan | | adopted or amended by a municipality under former Title 30, | chapter 239, subchapter VVI | | amended or repealed in accordance with the procedures, goals and | | guidelines established in this subchapter. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §4314, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §3, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 2.__Shoreland and floodplain zoning ordinances.__ | | Notwithstanding section 4352, subsection 2, any portion of a | | zoning ordinance that is not consistent with a comprehensive plan | | adopted in accordance with the procedures, goals and guidelines | | established in this subchapter is no longer in effect 24 months | | after adoption of the plan unless the ordinance: |
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| | | A.__Does not regulate land use beyond the area required by | | Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 2-B; or |
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