Sec. B-4. 30-A MRSA §5002, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:

4-A.__Council.__"Council" means the Statewide Homeless Council.

Sec. B-5. 30-A MRSA §5002, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 601, Pt. B, §4, is repealed.

Sec. B-6. 30-A MRSA §5023, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1991, c. 610, §16, is further amended to read:

10. Consult with council. Consult with the interagency task force council with respect to the implementation of this subchapter and the projects to be funded under this subchapter.

Sec. B-7. 30-A MRSA §5031, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 610, §17, is further amended to read:

1. Consultation. The state authority shall consult with the interagency task force council with respect to the implementation of this subchapter.

Sec. B-8. 30-A MRSA §5051, as amended by PL 1991, c. 610, §21, is further amended to read:

§5051. Administration and implementation

The state authority, in consultation with the interagency task force council, shall administer this subchapter to address residential deteriorating areas and to restore these areas to decent, sanitary and safe residential neighborhoods.

Sec. B-9. 30-A MRSA §5052, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 610, §21, is further amended to read:

The state authority, in consultation with the interagency task force council, may establish 4 demonstration housing opportunity zones, each comprised of a different municipality or portion of a municipality. These demonstration zones serve as a means of determining the effectiveness of zones as a tool stimulating residential revitalization in deteriorating neighborhoods.