2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Chapter 383: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• 5 §13051. Legislative findings
• 5 §13052. Purpose
• 5 §13053. Establishment
• 5 §13054. Definitions
• 5 §13055. Organization of department
• 5 §13056. Duties and responsibilities of department
• 5 §13056-A. Comprehensive evaluation of state investments in economic development
• 5 §13056-B. Reporting requirements of recipients of economic development funding
• 5 §13056-C. Maine Economic Development Evaluation Fund
• 5 §13056-D. Communities for Maine's Future Program
• 5 §13056-E. Assistance from Communities for Maine's Future Fund
• 5 §13056-F. Historic Preservation Revolving Fund
• 5 §13057. Commissioner; appointment
• 5 §13058. Duties and responsibilities of commissioner
• 5 §13059. State agencies to cooperate
• 5 §13060. State standards for appliance energy efficiency (REPEALED)

• 5 §13060-A. Science and technology plan (REPEALED)
• 5 §13060-B. Comprehensive research and development evaluation (REPEALED)
• 5 §13060-C. Reporting requirements of recipients of research and development funding (REPEALED)

• 5 §13060-D. Maine Research and Development Evaluation Fund (REPEALED)
• 5 §13060-E. Experimental program to stimulate competitive research (REPEALED)
• 5 §13060-F. Maine EPSCoR Capacity Fund (REPEALED)

• 5 §13060-G. Comprehensive marketing strategy (REPEALED)

• 5 §13061. Office established
• 5 §13062. Office of Business Development
• 5 §13062-A. Economic Conversion Division (REPEALED) (REPEALED)

• 5 §13063. Business Ombudsman Program
• 5 §13063-A. Maine Education and Training Export Partnership (REPEALED)
• 5 §13063-B. Energy conservation programs (REPEALED)
• 5 §13063-C. Job Retention Program
• 5 §13063-D. Grants to municipalities to retain mature or dominant employers

• 5 §13063-E. Maine Microenterprise Initiative Fund (REPEALED)
• 5 §13063-F. Application process (REPEALED)
• 5 §13063-G. Rules (REPEALED)
• 5 §13063-H. Report (REPEALED)

• 5 §13063-J. Definitions
• 5 §13063-K. Maine Microenterprise Initiative Fund
• 5 §13063-L. Application process
• 5 §13063-M. Rules
• 5 §13063-N. Report
• 5 §13063-O. Microenterprise initiative fund program review

• 5 §13064. Findings (REPEALED)
• 5 §13065. Office of Tourism (REPEALED)
• 5 §13066. Historical marker program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13066-A. Impulse Traveler Program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13066-B. Tourism marketing and development strategy (REPEALED)
• 5 §13067. Maine Tourism Commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13068. Travel Promotion Matching Fund Program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13069. Maine State Film Commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13069-A. Powers and duties (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070. Director of the Maine State Film Office (REPEALED)

• 5 §13070-A. International Commerce Division; established (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-B. International Commerce Division; duties (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-C. International Trade Director

• 5 §13070-F. Commission on Investment Capital (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-G. Duties and responsibilities of the commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-H. Agency cooperation (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-I. Sunset (REPEALED)

• 5 §13070-J. Business disclosure associated with eligibility for public subsidies and incentives
• 5 §13070-K. Economic development incentive contract
• 5 §13070-L. Economic Development Incentive Commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-M. Repeal (REPEALED)
• 5 §13070-N. Maine Technology Institute Director (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 15310)
• 5 §13070-O. Evaluation of economic development proposals

• 5 §13071. Findings
• 5 §13071-A. Maine Promotion Council Cooperative (REPEALED)
• 5 §13072. Community development
• 5 §13073. Community Development Block Grant Program
• 5 §13073-A. Regional Economic Development Assistance Fund
• 5 §13074. Local grants program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13074-A. Maine Natural Heritage Program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13075. Economic Corridor Action Grant Program (REPEALED)

• 5 §13076. Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center (REPEALED)
• 5 §13077. Natural Areas Advisory Board (REPEALED)
• 5 §13078. Responsibilities of commissioner (REPEALED)
• 5 §13079. Natural Areas Conservation Fund (REPEALED)

• 5 §13080. Loring Development Authority of Maine established
• 5 §13080-A. Definitions
• 5 §13080-B. Loring Development Authority of Maine; powers; membership; obligations
• 5 §13080-C. Use of operating revenues
• 5 §13080-D. Property of authority
• 5 §13080-E. Special utility districts
• 5 §13080-F. Other municipal powers
• 5 §13080-G. Bonds
• 5 §13080-H. Interest of public officials, trustees or employees
• 5 §13080-I. Exemption from execution
• 5 §13080-J. Designation as port of entry, international airport, foreign trade zone and free port area
• 5 §13080-K. Termination of the authority
• 5 §13080-L. Annual report
• 5 §13080-M. Relationship to other laws
• 5 §13080-N. Capital reserve funds; obligation of State

• 5 §13080-O. Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
• 5 §13080-P. Definitions
• 5 §13080-Q. Payments allowed
• 5 §13080-R. Calculation of employment tax increment
• 5 §13080-S. Information to be provided to the assessor; approval of payment
• 5 §13080-T. Program administration
• 5 §13080-U. Maine State Film Office (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 5, SECTION 13090-I)

• 5 §13081. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 5 §13082. Community Industrial Buildings Fund (REPEALED)
• 5 §13083. Assistance to development corporations (REPEALED)

• 5 §13083-A. Washington County Development Authority established
• 5 §13083-B. Definitions
• 5 §13083-C. Washington County Development Authority; powers; membership; obligations
• 5 §13083-D. Property of authority
• 5 §13083-D-1. Bonds
• 5 §13083-E. Termination of authority
• 5 §13083-F. Annual report

• 5 §13083-G. Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority established; goals
• 5 §13083-H. Definitions
• 5 §13083-I. Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority; powers; membership; obligations
• 5 §13083-J. Use of operating revenues
• 5 §13083-K. Property of authority
• 5 §13083-L. Special utility districts
• 5 §13083-M. Other municipal powers
• 5 §13083-N. Bonds
• 5 §13083-O. Interest of public officials, trustees or employees
• 5 §13083-P. Exemption from execution
• 5 §13083-Q. Designation as port of entry, international airport, foreign trade zone and free port area
• 5 §13083-R. Termination of the authority
• 5 §13083-S. Annual report
• 5 §13083-S-1. Brunswick Naval Air Station Job Increment Financing Fund

• 5 §13083-T. Riverfront Community Development Program

• 5 §13084. Energy conservation programs (REPEALED)
• 5 §13085. State standards for appliance energy efficiency (REPEALED)

• 5 §13086. Maine Affordable Housing Alliance established (REPEALED)
• 5 §13087. Coordination (REPEALED)
• 5 §13088. Advisory committee established (REPEALED)

• 5 §13090-A. Economic Opportunity Fund
• 5 §13090-B. Economic Opportunity Program

• 5 §13090-C. Tourism (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-O)
• 5 §13090-D. Historical marker program (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-P)
• 5 §13090-E. Tourism marketing and development strategy (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-Q)
• 5 §13090-F. Maine Tourism Commission (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-R)
• 5 §13090-G. Travel Promotion Matching Fund Program (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-S)
• 5 §13090-H. Maine State Film Commission (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-T)
• 5 §13090-I. Maine State Film Office (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 13080-U)
• 5 §13090-J. Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund
• 5 §13090-K. Tourism Marketing Promotion Fund
• 5 §13090-L. Visual media production certification
• 5 §13090-M. Visual and Digital Media Loan Program (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12/31/15) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 12/31/15 )

• 5 §13091. Findings (REPEALED)
• 5 §13092. Office of Tourism (REPEALED)
• 5 §13092-A. Historical marker program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13093. Maine Tourism Commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13094. Travel Promotion Matching Fund Program (REPEALED)
• 5 §13095. Maine State Film Commission (REPEALED)
• 5 §13096. Powers and duties (REPEALED)
• 5 §13097. Director of the Maine State Film Commission (REPEALED)

• 5 §13100. Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• 5 §13101. Division of Development Policy; established (REPEALED)
• 5 §13102. Division of Development Policy; duties (REPEALED)

• 5 §13103. Maine Biomedical Research Program
• 5 §13104. Maine Biomedical Research Board

• 5 §13105. Office of Innovation
• 5 §13106. Science and technology plan
• 5 §13107. Comprehensive research and development evaluation
• 5 §13108. Reporting requirements of recipients of research and development funding

• 5 §13109. Maine Research and Development Evaluation Fund
• 5 §13110. Maine Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research established
• 5 §13110-A. Maine EPSCoR Capacity Fund

• 5 §13111. Office of Comprehensive Land Use Planning (REPEALED)

• 5 §13112. Municipal Growth Management and Capital Investment Fund (REPEALED)
• 5 §13113. Assistance to municipalities (REPEALED)
• 5 §13114. Report to the Legislature (REPEALED)

• 5 §13116. Maine Affordable Housing Alliance established (REPEALED)
• 5 §13117. Coordination (REPEALED)
• 5 §13118. Advisory committee created (REPEALED)

• 5 §13119. Definitions
• 5 §13119-A. Records confidential
• 5 §13119-B. Disclosure required
• 5 §13119-C. Disclosure permitted

• 5 §13120-A. Authority established; purpose
• 5 §13120-B. Definitions
• 5 §13120-C. Organization and responsibilities
• 5 §13120-D. Board of trustees; appointment; chair; employees
• 5 §13120-E. Agreements; contracts
• 5 §13120-F. Receive, use and invest funds
• 5 §13120-G. Acquisition, use and disposition of property
• 5 §13120-H. Taxation and fees
• 5 §13120-I. Bonds
• 5 §13120-J. Interest of trustee or employee
• 5 §13120-K. Annual report; audit
• 5 §13120-L. Rules
• 5 §13120-M. Disclosure and confidentiality of records
• 5 §13120-N. Speculative industrial building program
• 5 §13120-O. Community Industrial Buildings Fund (REPEALED)
• 5 §13120-P. Commercial Facilities Development Program
• 5 §13120-Q. Exceptions