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(3) A description of the goals and objectives to be
accomplished through the Pine Tree Development Zone;

 
(4) A description of the resources to be committed to
the Pine Tree Development Zone by the applicant or
applicants; and

 
(5) Plans for accomplishing the goals and objectives,
including a marketing plan.

 
5.__Termination.__All Pine Tree Development Zone
designations approved under this subchapter are terminated on
December 31, 2018.

 
§5248.__Procedure

 
1.__Notice and hearing.__Before designating a Pine Tree
Development Zone or adopting a development plan, the
legislative body of each applicant municipality or the
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.

 
2.__Vote of municipal legislative body.__Each applicant
municipality must designate that portion of the Pine Tree
Development Zone contained within its municipal boundaries by
majority vote of its legislative body.

 
3.__Effective date.__A designation of a Pine Tree
Development Zone is effective upon approval by the
commissioner.

 
4.__Administration.__The municipalities participating in a
Pine Tree Development Zone may create an organization,
designate an existing department or agency or enter into a
contractual arrangement with a private entity to administer
activities authorized under this subchapter.

 
5.__Amendments.__A participating municipality may amend the
designation of that portion of a Pine Tree Development Zone
contained within its boundaries or an adopted development plan
only after meeting the requirements of this section for
designation of a Pine Tree Development Zone or adoption of a
development plan and with the concurrence of all other
participating municipalities.__A participating municipality
may not amend the designation of a Pine Tree Development Zone
if the amendment would result in the zone's being out of
compliance with any of the requirements under in section 5247.

 
§5249.__Selection criteria


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