| The bank, in conjunction with the Department of Economic and | Community Development, may prescribe an application form or | procedure for an eligible municipality or group of municipalities | to apply for a grant or a loan under this subsection. The | application must include all information necessary for the | purpose of implementing this section and section 6006-D. |
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| | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§3, ¶¶D and E, as repealed and replaced | by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. A, §49, are amended to read: |
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| D. In the case of a public service infrastructure grant or | loan, the Department of Economic and Community Development | affirms that the applicant has met the conditions of this | paragraph. |
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| (1) A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a | loan, or a combination of both, if that municipality | has adopted a growth management program certified under | section 4347-A that includes a capital improvement | program composed of the following elements: |
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| (a) An assessment of all public facilities and | services, such as, but not limited to, roads and | other transportation facilities, sewers, schools, | parks and open space, fire and police; |
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| (b) An annually reviewed 5-year plan for the | replacement and expansion of existing public | facilities or the construction of such new | facilities as are required to meet expected growth | and economic development. The plan must include | projections of when and where those facilities | will be required; and |
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| (c) An assessment of the anticipated costs for | replacement, expansion or construction of public | facilities, an identification of revenue sources | available to meet these costs and recommendations | for meeting costs required to implement the plan. |
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| (2) A municipality is eligible to receive a loan if | that municipality: |
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| (a) Has adopted a comprehensive plan that is | determined by the Executive Department, State | Planning Office to be consistent with section | 4326, subsections 1 to 4. |
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| (3) A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a | loan if that municipality is a service center | community. |
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