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ME LD1246
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Traci Gere
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AI Summary
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Department of Economic and Community Development must convene a working group to study how municipalities impose impact fees on housing developments, in collaboration with the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and Maine Office of Community Affairs
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Working group must include representatives of municipalities, developers associated with municipal infrastructure improvements, and others with relevant experience
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Study must review existing municipal processes for establishing and imposing impact fees, guidance provided to developers, and documentation municipalities use in setting fees
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Report with recommendations and suggested legislation due to the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development by December 3, 2025
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Enacted as emergency legislation effective June 18, 2025, citing Maine's housing crisis requiring 84,000 new units by 2030 and a January 2025 HR&A Advisors study identifying unpredictable impact fees as a barrier to housing construction
Legislative Description
Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development to Convene a Working Group to Review the Process of Setting Impact Fees
Economic Development
Last Action
FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
6/12/2025