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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 07. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter : Chapter 10-B. MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (HEADING. PL 1999, c. 763, @1 (new))
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Title 7 - §317. Maine Farms for the Future Program
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 763, @1 (new))
§317. Maine Farms for the Future Program
The Maine Farms for the Future Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," is created. The program is administered
by the department, either directly or by contract with a suitable organization. The program provides a selected farm with
assistance in developing a detailed business plan that involves changes in the farm's operation to increase the vitality of
the farm and investment money to help implement the plan. The department shall organize a review panel, referred to in this
chapter as the "panel," to evaluate and approve applications for participation in the program and for investment support.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1999,
Ch. 763,
§1
(NEW).
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 7 - §318. Business plan development
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 763, @1 (new))
§318. Business plan development
1. Eligibility. An applicant must own at least 5 acres of land in agricultural use and must submit an application to the department to be
eligible for participation in the program pursuant to procedures developed by the department.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
2. Criteria for selection. The panel shall evaluate and approve applications that are based upon criteria developed by the department, including:
A. The degree of opportunity for increasing the vitality of the farm due to factors such as the capability of the applicant
to effect positive changes in farm operations and the suitability of the land in agricultural use to sustain those changes;
and
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
B. The degree of threat to the continuation of agricultural use of the land due to factors such as the financial capacity and
current farm management practices of the applicant.
[2003, c. 167, §1 (amd).]
[2003, c. 167, §1 (amd).]
3. Services package; reimbursement. Once an applicant is selected to participate in the program, the department shall assist the selected farm in assembling
a services package to develop the business plan within one year of the selection. These services may include:
A. Outside financial experts to provide services such as analyzing markets or developing financial data; and
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
B. Instruction or classroom training in economics and business planning for the owner or operator of the farm.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
A services package must be approved by the department before it is implemented. The department shall pay for outside services
contracted as part of an approved services package. The department may not pay more than $10,000 for outside services contracted
as part of the services package to a selected farm. Payment of more than $5,000 requires the approval of the commissioner.
The department shall keep an accounting of the services provided to a selected farm as part of the services package.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
4. First farmland protection agreement.
[2003, c. 167, §2 (rp).]
5. Business plan requirements. A selected farm must use a services package to develop a business plan that identifies changes in farm management practices
and investments in equipment and property that would increase the vitality of the farm.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1999,
Ch. 763,
§1
(NEW).
PL 2003,
Ch. 167,
§1,2
(AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 7 - §319. Investment support
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 763, @1 (new))
§319. Investment support
1. Eligibility. A selected farm that has completed a business plan pursuant to section 318 is eligible to apply for funding to implement
the plan.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
2. Award of funds. The panel shall develop a competitive process to determine the farms that receive funds to implement a business plan. This
determination must be based upon selection criteria developed by the department including:
A. The viability of the business plan;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
B. The degree of threat to the continuation of agricultural use of the land due to factors such as the financial capacity
and current farm management practices of the applicant; and
[2003, c. 167, §3 (amd).]
C. The degree to which the business plan would accomplish broader objectives such as the protection of water resources, wildlife
habitat, open space and scenic and cultural amenities.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
[2003, c. 167, §3 (amd).]
3. Uses and limitations of funding. Any funds provided by the department pursuant to this section must be used to implement the business plan either in the
plan's original form or in a subsequent amended version that has been approved by the department. The department may provide
a selected farm with funds to implement the business plan in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $25,000 or 25% of the total
investments identified by the business plan.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
4. Farmland protection agreement. A selected farm must enter into a 5-year farmland protection agreement with the department before the department provides
investment support pursuant to this section. The agreement must provide that the farm will protect the land in agricultural
use from nonagricultural development for the period of the agreement. A selected farm may terminate the farmland protection
agreement at any time if the farm repays the department for any funds provided to the farm by the department pursuant to this
section.
[2003, c. 167, §4 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1999,
Ch. 763,
§1
(NEW).
PL 2003,
Ch. 167,
§3,4
(AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 7 - §320. Program administration
Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1: ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10-B: MAINE FARMS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 763, @1 (new))
§320. Program administration
1. Duties. The department shall ensure that the following duties are performed:
A. Promoting the program to farms in the State;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
B. Organizing and overseeing the panel;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
C. Developing criteria to select participants for the program and recipients of investment support;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
D. Compiling a list of outside service providers;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
E. Administering the disbursement of investment support;
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
F. Executing and enforcing first and 2nd farmland protection agreements; and
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
G. Evaluating and reporting annually by March 15th to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
agricultural matters on the impact and effectiveness of the program.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
2. Outside service providers. The department shall develop, maintain and periodically update a list of outside service providers who may provide services
pursuant to section 318 by widely circulating an application to qualifying entities. The application must request information
including qualifications of the entity in any area that may be of use in developing a farm viability business plan. "Qualifying
entities" means individuals, private organizations, public organizations and agencies of the State, marketing consultants,
accounting firms, business support organizations, farm support organizations and other organizations that the department determines
may provide valuable services pursuant to section 318. A selected farm may use an outside service provider identified on
the list of service providers or another outside service provider that has been approved by the department.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
3. Administration by other than department. The department shall contract the administration of this program to a suitable organization selected through a competitive
process developed by the department. The organization selected must provide a match of a minimum of $200,000 nonstate funds.
The contracting organization is responsible for performing all duties set forth in subsection 1, except that it is solely
the department's responsibility to perform the duty set forth in subsection 1, paragraph F.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
4. Funding. The contracting organization may not expend more than 15% of the total state funding per year or $125,000 over the life
of the program for this program on administration costs and shall reserve at least 40% of the total state funding for this
program for investment support pursuant to section 319. Funds appropriated to the program may not lapse but must be carried
forward.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
5. Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All rules adopted pursuant to this chapter
are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
[1999, c. 763, §1 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1999,
Ch. 763,
§1
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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