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| | | An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Growth Management |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §15, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3-A.__Preference for other state grants and investments.__ | | Preference for other state grants and investments is governed by | | this subsection. |
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| | | A.__When awarding a grant or making a discretionary | | investment under any of the programs under paragraph B, | | subparagraphs (1) and (2) or when undertaking its own | | capital investment programs other than for projects | | identified in section 4301, subsection 5-B, a state agency | | shall respect the primary purpose of its grant or investment | | program and, to the extent feasible, give preference: |
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| | | (1)__First, to a municipality that has received a | | certificate of consistency for its growth management | | program under section 4347-A; |
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| | | (2)__Second, to a municipality that has adopted a | | comprehensive plan that the office has determined is | | consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines of | | this subchapter and has adopted zoning ordinances that | | the office has determined are consistent with the | | comprehensive plan; and |
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