Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5226 – Procedure
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1. Notice and hearing. Before designating a development district or adopting a development program, the municipal or plantation legislative body or the municipal or plantation legislative body’s designee must hold at least one public hearing. Notice of the hearing must be published at least 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality or plantation.
[PL 2011, c. 101, §16 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5226
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
- Department: means the Department of Economic and Community Development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
- Development district: means a specified area within the corporate limits of a municipality or plantation that has been designated as provided under sections 5223 and 5226 and that is to be developed under a development program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
- Development program: means a statement of means and objectives designed to provide new employment opportunities, retain existing employment, improve or broaden the tax base, construct or improve the physical facilities and structures or improve the quality of pedestrian and vehicular transportation, as described in section 5224, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
- Municipality: means a city or town, except as provided in chapter 225. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
- Tax increment: means real and personal property taxes assessed by a municipality or plantation, in excess of any state, county or special district tax, upon the increased assessed value of property in the development district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
- Tax increment financing district: means a type of development district, or portion of a district, that uses tax increment financing under section 5227. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5222
2. Review by commissioner. Before final designation of a tax increment financing district, the commissioner shall review the proposal to ensure that the proposal complies with statutory requirements.
[PL 2023, c. 377, §2 (AMD).]
3. Effective date. A designation of a tax increment financing district or a development program for a tax increment financing district is effective upon approval by the commissioner. A designation of a development district other than a tax increment financing district is effective upon approval by the municipal or plantation legislative body. A development program other than a development program for a tax increment financing district is effective upon adoption by the municipal or plantation legislative body.
[PL 2013, c. 184, §5 (AMD).]
4. Administration of district. The legislative body of a municipality or plantation may create a department, designate an existing department, office, agency, municipal housing or redevelopment authority or enter into a contractual arrangement with a private entity to administer activities authorized under this chapter.
[PL 2011, c. 101, §18 (AMD).]
5. Amendments. A municipality or plantation may amend a designated development district or an adopted development program only after meeting the requirements of this section for designation of a development district or adoption of a development program. A municipality or plantation may not amend the designation of a development district if the amendment would result in the district’s being out of compliance with any of the conditions in section 5223, subsection 3.
[PL 2011, c. 101, §19 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 669, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 101, §§16-19 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §26 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV). PL 2013, c. 184, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 377, §2 (AMD).