{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-13120-q","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §13120-Q","heading":"Exceptions","body":"The authority, with the advice of the department, the Department of Labor and such other agencies it determines appropriate, may waive the requirements of section 13120‑P, subsection 2, paragraph E and section 13120‑P, subsection 3, paragraph E if the municipality has experienced a historical lack of private investment and it is reasonably expected that private investment will not be available to assist with project financing and one of the following conditions is met:\n1.  Sudden and severe economic dislocation.  The property is located in a municipality that has experienced a sudden and severe economic dislocation, which may include but is not limited to:\nA.  The loss of a significant percentage of jobs within the municipality due to the closure or downsizing of a business or other employer;\nB.  The loss of a significant percentage of the municipality's tax base due to the closure or downsizing of a business or other commercial taxpayer; or\nC.  The unanticipated loss of a significant percentage or component of a municipality's economic development infrastructure as a result of an accident, natural disaster or other catastrophe; or\n2.  Chronic and severe economic distress.  The property is located in a municipality that has experienced long-term economic distress, as evidenced by factors that may include, but are not limited to:\nA.  An unemployment rate that is significantly greater than the average State unemployment rate;\nB.  The significant migration of workers or population out of the area; and\nC.  An average personal income that is significantly below the state average or considered to be at or below the poverty level as defined in Title 22, section 5321.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 18-A: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 383: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER 9: MAINE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec13120-Q.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"96ce250f117045f8f855ed1b9b749969410837859800ca0879387be1eee13184","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-13120-p","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-13120-r"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}