Maine § 23 §244 Moving and related expenses

Maine Statutes

§ 23 §244 — Moving and related expenses

Maine § 23 §244

Title 23TRANSPORTATION

Part 1STATE HIGHWAY LAW

Ch. 3OFFICIALS AND THEIR DUTIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23, § 23 §244 (2026).

Text

1.Payments. Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by the department will result in the displacement of any person, the department shall make a payment to any displaced person, upon proper application on forms approved by the department, for:

2.Fixed payments for residential displacements. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection 1 may receive a moving expense and dislocation allowance, which shall be determined according to a schedule established by the department.

3.Fixed payments for business or farm displacements. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is displaced from that perso

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1.
Payments.
Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by the department will result in the displacement of any person, the department shall make a payment to any displaced person, upon proper application on forms approved by the department, for:
2.
Fixed payments for residential displacements.
Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection 1 may receive a moving expense and dislocation allowance, which shall be determined according to a schedule established by the department.
3.
Fixed payments for business or farm displacements.
Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is displaced from that person's place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by the department may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection 1. The payment consists of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the department, except that any such payment may not be less than $1,000 nor more than $100,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of property to others does not qualify for a payment under this subsection. In the case of a business no payment may be made under this subsection unless the department is satisfied that the business:

Legislative History

PL 1971, c. 333, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §131 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 208, §§12,21 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 642, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 295, §1 (AMD).