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3.__Application of fund.__The Maine State Housing Authority may
apply money in the fund for purposes authorized by section 4361.__
Money in the fund not needed for purposes of this section may be
deposited with the Maine State Housing Authority to the credit
of the fund or may be invested as provided by law.

 
4.__Accounts within fund.__The Maine State Housing Authority
may divide money in the fund into separate accounts determined
necessary or convenient for carrying out this section.

 
5.__Revolving fund.__The fund is a nonlapsing revolving
fund.__All money in the fund must be continuously applied by
the Maine State Housing Authority to carry out this section.

 
6.__Program lapses.__Notwithstanding subsection 5, if the
purposes of the fund authorized by section 4361 are repealed,
any uncommitted money in the fund lapses to the General Fund.

 
7.__Repeal.__This section is repealed April 30, 2008.

 
Sec. 4. Submission of rules. Rules adopted by the State
Affordable Neighborhood Development Review Board pursuant to
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 4361,
subsection 6 must be submitted to the Legislature in
accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A no later
than December 1, 2004.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill establishes the State Affordable Neighborhood
Development Review Board within the Maine State Housing
Authority under which a municipality may voluntarily agree to
the creation of an affordable neighborhood development. The
bill also establishes standards for affordable neighborhood
developments and establishes incentives for municipalities to
participate. The bill also creates the Affordable
Neighborhood Development Fund.


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