CHAPTER 610

S.P. 624 - L.D. 1692

An Act To Enhance Pine Tree Development Zones

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5248, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. NNN, §2, is amended to read:

§5248. Procedure

1. Notice and hearing. Before designating a Pine Tree Development Zone or adopting a development plan, the legislative body municipal officers of each applicant unit of local government or the legislative body's municipal officers' designee must hold at least one public hearing. Notice of the hearing must be published at least 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the unit of serving the area of the State in which the local government is located.

2. Vote of unit of local government legislative body. Each applicant unit of local government must designate that portion of the Pine Tree Development Zone contained within its boundaries and take all actions required to satisfy the requirements of section 5247, subsection 2 by majority vote of its municipal officers or legislative body.

3. Effective date. The establishment of a Pine Tree Development Zone is effective upon designation by the commissioner.

4. Administration of zone. The participating units of local government may create an contract or otherwise arrange with