127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1372		LR 39(04)
	An Act To Encourage the Redevelopment of Upper Floors of Buildings in Downtowns and on Main Streets
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	To include policies that assess community needs and environmental impacts as an element in a comprehensive plan for growth management for buildings in downtowns and on main streets.				Municipality	Insignificant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment adds the mandate preamble.