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Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §244, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 208, §§12 and
21, is further amended to read:

 
3. Fixed payments for business or farm displacements. Any
displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is
displaced from that person's place of business or farm operation
and who is eligible under criteria established by the department
may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in
lieu of the payment authorized by subsection 1. The payment
shall consist consists of a fixed payment in an amount to be
determined according to criteria established by the department,
except that any such payment shall be may not be less than $1,000
nor more than $20,000 $100,000. A person whose sole business at
the displacement dwelling is the rental of property to others
shall does not qualify for a payment under this subsection. In
the case of a business no payment may be made under this
subsection unless the department is satisfied that the business:

 
A. Cannot be relocated without a substantial loss of its
existing patronage; and

 
B. Is not part of a commercial enterprise having more than
3 other establishments not being acquired by the department,
which that are engaged in the same or similar business.

 
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §3101, sub-§§3 and 4 are enacted to read:

 
3.__Business relocation benefits.__Whenever the acquisition of
real property pursuant to this section results in the
displacement of a business or farm, the municipality shall
provide payment for moving and related expenses as applicable
under Title 23, section 244.

 
4.__Residence relocation benefits.__Whenever the acquisition
of real property pursuant to this section results in the
displacement of a person from a dwelling, the municipality shall
provide payment for moving and related expenses, as well as
replacement housing as applicable under Title 23, sections 244 to
244-C.

 
Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §5204, sub-§§10 and 11 are enacted to read:

 
10.__Business relocation benefits.__Whenever the acquisition
of real property pursuant to this section results in the
displacement of a business or farm, the municipality shall
provide payment for moving and related expenses as applicable
under Title 23, section 244.

 
11.__Residence relocation benefits.__Whenever the acquisition
of real property pursuant to this section results in


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