This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 105. The committee has not taken a position on the substance of this bill. By reporting this bill out the committee is not
41 suggesting and does not intend to suggest that it agrees or disagrees with any aspect of this
42 bill. The committee is reporting the bill out for the sole purpose of having a bill printed
43 that can be referred to the committee for an appropriate public hearing and subsequent
44 processing in the normal course. The bill does the following.
1. It provides that the Housing Opportunity Program established within the Maine Office of Community Affairs encourages and supports the development of housing units in the State, including industrialized housing and housing that is affordable to middle- income individuals. It requires the office to define the terms "low income," "moderate income" and "middle income" for purposes of the program.
2. It requires the office to provide information about housing needs in the State and options available to meet those needs to housing manufacturers, developers and the general public.
3. It establishes the Industrialized Housing Incentive Program and a fund within the Department of Economic and Community Development to provide grants or loans to eligible manufacturers of industrialized housing. Grants or loans must be in an amount not less than $1,500 and not more than $6,000 per manufactured housing unit.
4. It requires the department to design a public-private construction extension partnership program by January 1, 2027. The department is required to submit a report detailing the design of the construction extension partnership program along with any recommended legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters. The committee may report out legislation related to the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
5. It requires the department to establish and administer, by January 1, 2027, a competitive innovative housing construction pilot program to promote the efficient construction of multifamily housing units. The department must submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing matters by January
1, 2028 on the pilot program. The committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 133rd Legislature.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2230, SP 912: 5.3241