| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 668 | LR 1865(02) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Land Use Regulation Laws | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Current Cost - State Mandate | |||||||||
| State Mandate | |||||||||
| New or Expanded Activity | Unit Affected | Costs | |||||||
| Requiring municipalities to compensate for, modify, remove or not enforce certain regulations that restrict or reduce the value of private real property is a state mandate with the potential to significantly increase municipal costs; the amounts can not be determined at this time. | Municipality | Significant | |||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Allowing certain individuals to seek just compensation from the State for those instances in which certain regulations restrict or reduce the value of private real property could significantly increase General Fund costs of the Department of Conservation and other departments in Maine State government. The increased costs will depend on the number of cases brought and the amounts awarded by the courts and can not be determined at this time. | |||||||||
| This legislation will result in additional new civil cases and require substantial court resources to implement. The impact and required additional judges, support staff and other associated resources can not be determined at this time. | |||||||||