Maine § 30-A §5726 Development

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §5726 — Development

Maine § 30-A §5726

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 223MUNICIPAL FINANCES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §5726 (2026).

Text

A municipality may raise or appropriate money to:

1.Board of trade. Support and guarantee obligations of a chamber of commerce or board of trade or a local development corporation, or a chamber of commerce and a local development corporation, or a board of trade and a local development corporation;

2.Advertising. Advertise its resources and attractions or those of the State;

3.Real estate. Purchase real estate and personal property from the Federal Government for municipal purposes;

4.Athletic facilities and recreation. Provide real estate and personal property for recreational purposes and supporting a recreational program or for building, maintaining and operating an athletic facility;

5.Fish. Propagate and protect fish in public waters located wholly or partially within its boundar

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A municipality may raise or appropriate money to:
1.
Board of trade.
Support and guarantee obligations of a chamber of commerce or board of trade or a local development corporation, or a chamber of commerce and a local development corporation, or a board of trade and a local development corporation;
2.
Advertising.
Advertise its resources and attractions or those of the State;
3.
Real estate.
Purchase real estate and personal property from the Federal Government for municipal purposes;
4.
Athletic facilities and recreation.
Provide real estate and personal property for recreational purposes and supporting a recreational program or for building, maintaining and operating an athletic facility;
5.
Fish.
Propagate and protect fish in public waters located wholly or partially within its boundaries.
6.
Historical society.
Assist a local historical society;
7.
History.
Write and publish its history;
8.
Conventions.
Assist conventions;
9.
Lands.
Provide for and acquire open areas, including marshlands, swamps or wetlands;
10.
Mass bus transportation.
Aid private companies or public agencies furnishing mass bus transportation services within the municipality;
11.
Relocation assistance.
Provide funds for relocation assistance services and payments to individuals, families and businesses displaced as a result of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose;
12.
District Court.
Construct, equip and furnish a district courthouse within the municipality. The municipality may negotiate a lease with the Chief Judge of the District Court for the use of such a courthouse;
13.
Elderly housing.
Provide municipally owned rental housing for the elderly;
14.
Affordable housing.
Facilitate affordable housing; and
15.
Job creation and retention.
Establish revolving loan fund programs to assist in job creation and retention for local for-profit and nonprofit enterprises if approved by a municipal referendum election pursuant to sections 2528, 2529 and 2532, even if the municipality or plantation has not accepted the provisions of section 2528.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 78, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 206, §§1-3 (AMD).