F. The municipality or multimunicipal region applied for and was denied financial assistance for its first planning assistance or implementation assistance grant under this subchapter due to lack of state funds on or before January 1, 2003. If the office subsequently offers the municipality or multimunicipal region its first planning assistance or implementation assistance grant, the municipality or multimunicipal region has up to one year to contract with the office to prepare a comprehensive plan or implementation program, in which case the municipality's or multimunicipal region's ordinances will be subject to paragraph D.

Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §4314, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 722, §6 and affected by §11, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §4323, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read:

2. Growth management program. Adopt and amend local growth management programs, including comprehensive plans and implementation programs, consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter; and

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §4324, sub-§§1 and 2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, §13, are further amended to read:

1. Growth management program. Each municipality or multimunicipal region may prepare a growth management program in accordance with this section or may amend its existing comprehensive plan and existing land use ordinances to comply with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter.

2. Planning committee. If a municipality or multimunicipal region chooses to prepare a growth management program, the municipal officers of a municipality or combination of municipalities shall designate and establish a planning committee, which may include one or more municipal officials.

A. The municipal officers may designate any existing planning board or district established under subchapter IV