An Act To Amend the Informed Growth Act
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4372 is enacted to read:
§ 4372. Municipal waiver option
By vote of its legislative body, a municipality may waive its right to apply the provisions of this subchapter at any time. A vote taken at a town meeting or by a city council must be approved by the citizens at a referendum.
summary
The bill adds an option for a municipality to waive the right to apply the provisions of the Informed Growth Act at any time by its legislative body. The bill also requires that if the vote was taken at a town meeting or by a city council, it must be approved by the citizens at a referendum.