An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority
Sponsored By: Melanie Sachs (Democratic)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Broader land bank powers and partnerships
The law gives the land bank the full general powers of a corporation under state law. It can make agreements with towns, counties, regional groups, state and federal agencies, and other land banks. It can also work with private people and companies; property purchases need consent from the local city or town, or from the Land Use Planning Commission in unorganized areas. The land bank can provide help to redevelopment efforts upon request without tying support to a specific committee’s best practices. These changes make it easier to organize deals and move projects forward.
More problem properties eligible for redevelopment
The law expands which properties the state land bank can acquire and fix. It covers abandoned homes with signs like boarded windows, no utilities, or reports of trespass. It includes blighted buildings with unsafe conditions or tax debts higher than the land’s value. It also covers functionally obsolete sites, environmentally hazardous properties, and places a town or county cannot redevelop and asks the land bank to help. Owners of properties that meet these rules can be affected by land bank action.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Melanie Sachs
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Amanda Collamore
Republican • House
Cassie Julia
Democratic • House
John Ducharme
Republican • House
Tiffany Roberts
Democratic • House
Traci Gere
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
ACTPUB Chapter 120
5/27/2025PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/14/2025SenatePASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/13/2025HouseReport READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-83) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-83), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
5/7/2025SenateCONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-83).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/6/2025HouseCarried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
3/21/2025HouseReceived by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
3/5/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (H-83), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
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