Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following:
‘Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, investing in the rehabilitation and revitalization of nonproductive industrial and manufacturing sites will provide an economic boost to rural communities that have experienced severe economic decline and employment loss; and
Whereas, delaying the effective date of this bill will unnecessarily prolong the economic challenges faced by these rural communities; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13120-P, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §§13120-R and 13120-S are enacted to read:
By January 1, 2018 and annually thereafter, the authority, in consultation with the Office of Business Development within the department, shall make or require an inventory to be made of all nonproductive industrial or manufacturing sites in the State that are available for redevelopment.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.’
summary
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and adds an emergency preamble and an emergency clause. The amendment establishes the Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Site Redevelopment Program within the Maine Rural Development Authority to provide technical assistance, planning grants and implementation grants for the redevelopment and marketing of nonproductive industrial or manufacturing sites in rural communities. The authority may use funds from the Commercial Facilities Development Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13120-P to fund the activities of the Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Site Redevelopment Program.
The amendment also requires the authority, in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Business Development, to conduct an inventory of all nonproductive manufacturing and industrial sites in the State that may be eligible for assistance.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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