CHAPTER 451

H.P. 870 - L.D. 1273

An Act To Improve the Economic Development of the Indian

Tribes

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5250-J, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2, is amended to read:

1. Creation. One or more units of local government, or an organization representing one or more units of local government, or the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Nation or the Passamaquoddy Tribe, may apply to the commissioner for the designation of a Pine Tree Development Zone within the boundaries of the unit or units of local government in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. County governments may apply on behalf of unorganized territories. Groups of units of local government may apply for multijurisdictional or joint projects. Multijurisdictional applications require designation of one unit of local government as the lead applicant and consent for that designation by each participating unit of local government. Counties may also apply on behalf of a consortium of units of local government. The designation of a Pine Tree Development Zone

may not conflict with the provisions of a municipal or other unit of local government charter. Zones that meet the requirements of subsection 2 are authorized for designation as follows:

A. Aroostook County, including up to 100 acres of land reserved for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;

B. The Androscoggin Valley region, including the Lewiston Enterprise Community Zone as designated by the federal