Maine § 30-A §5101 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §5101 — Definitions

Maine § 30-A §5101

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 203URBAN RENEWAL

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §5101 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Authority or Urban Renewal Authority. "Authority" or "Urban Renewal Authority" means a public body corporate, and politic, created under this chapter.

2.Blighted area. "Blighted area" means:

3.Bonds. "Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations under this chapter.

4.Obligee. "Obligee" means:

5.Owner. "Owner" means a person having an estate, interest or easement in real property or a lien, charge or encumbrance on that property.

6.Public body. "Public body" means the State, or any agency or instrumentality of the State, or any board, commission, authority or district within the territorial boundaries of

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Authority or Urban Renewal Authority.
"Authority" or "Urban Renewal Authority" means a public body corporate, and politic, created under this chapter.
2.
Blighted area.
"Blighted area" means:
3.
Bonds.
"Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations under this chapter.
4.
Obligee.
"Obligee" means:
5.
Owner.
"Owner" means a person having an estate, interest or easement in real property or a lien, charge or encumbrance on that property.
6.
Public body.
"Public body" means the State, or any agency or instrumentality of the State, or any board, commission, authority or district within the territorial boundaries of the municipality.
7.
Real property.
"Real property" means:
8.
Redeveloper.
"Redeveloper" means any person that enters or proposes to enter into a redevelopment contract.
9.
Redevelopment contract.
"Redevelopment contract" means a contract entered into between the authority and a redeveloper for the redevelopment of an area in conformity with an urban renewal plan.
10.
Slum area.
"Slum area" means a blighted area in an extreme state of deterioration and decay.
11.
Urban renewal plan or renewal plan.
"Urban renewal plan" or "renewal plan" means a plan, as it exists from time to time, for an urban renewal project. Except as provided in section 5109, this plan must conform to the comprehensive plan as set forth in sections 4502, 4503 and 4551. It must be sufficiently complete to indicate:
12.
Urban renewal project or renewal project.
"Urban renewal project" or "renewal project" means the undertakings and activities of the authority in an urban renewal area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight. The undertaking and activities may involve slum clearance and redevelopment, rehabilitation or conservation, or any combination of these activities in all or part of an urban renewal area in accordance with an urban renewal plan. These undertakings and activities may include: