Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §298, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, c. 108, §2, is amended to read:

3. Residents. Two residents One resident of the Capitol Planning District and one resident 2 residents of the City of Augusta, who shall may not be a resident residents of the Capitol Planning District, to be appointed by the Governor for terms of 2 5 years; and

Sec. 2. Existing resident members. The existing resident members of the Capitol Planning Commission holding office on the effective date of this Act hold office as resident members for the terms for which they were elected, and as each term expires a resident member is elected for 5 years. If a vacancy arises, it must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

SUMMARY

This bill changes the composition of the resident membership of the Capitol Planning Commission from 2 residents of the Capitol Planning District and one resident of the City of Augusta not a resident of the Capitol Planning District to one resident of the Capitol Planning District and 2 residents of the City of Augusta not residents of the Capitol Planning District. The bill also changes the term of the resident members from 2 years to 5 years.