CHAPTER 621
H.P. 1559 - L.D. 2061
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 90, §5, is further amended to read:
4. Criteria; conditions for public service infrastructure grants and loans. The Department of Economic and Community Development, in conjunction with the bank, shall develop criteria and conditions for the award of public service infrastructure loans and grants to eligible municipalities subject to the requirements of this section. The department shall:
A. Give highest priority to service center communities. For the purpose of this section, "service center community" has the same definition as in section 4301;
A-1. Give highest priority equally to:
(1) Service center communities. For purposes of this section, "service center community" has the same definition as in section 4301; and
(2) Projects undertaken jointly by 2 or more municipalities;
B. Following the highest priority described in paragraph A A-1, establish a preference for those municipalities eligible under subsection 3, paragraph D, subparagraph (1) over those municipalities eligible under subsection 3, paragraph D, subparagraph (2);
D. Following the preference described in paragraph B, establish a preference for capital investment projects undertaken jointly by 2 or more municipalities or that provide substantial regional benefits;
E. Adopt other criteria as it determines necessary to ensure that loans and grants made under this section maximize the ability of municipalities to accommodate planned growth and economic development; and
F. Condition any loans and grants under this section on consistency with the municipality's comprehensive plan or local growth management program.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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