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ME LD24
ME LD24Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Public Land Parcels in Lincoln Plantation and Sandy River Plantation
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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
Crossed Over
04/22/2025
04/22/2025
Passed
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/02/2025
05/02/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
132nd Legislature
Bill Summary
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Public Land Parcels in Lincoln Plantation and Sandy River Plantation Preamble. The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real estate held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes may not be reduced or its uses substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House; and Whereas, certain real estate authorized for conveyance by this resolve is under the designations described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may sell or exchange lands with the approval of the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1851; now, therefore, be it |
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands (a part of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry) to complete two specific land transactions. First, the director is permitted to convey the state's interest in 47 leased lots and 14 adjacent vacant lots located in Lincoln Plantation, with the requirement that a survey must first be completed to determine the precise boundaries of these lots. The survey costs can be included in the purchase price, though recording costs cannot be paid by the bureau. Second, the bill allows the director to exchange a small leased parcel and up to 0.25 acres of additional land in Sandy River Plantation through a value-for-value transaction in order to obtain a deeded right-of-way across an adjacent parcel. This bill requires a two-thirds vote of the Maine Legislature, as mandated by the Maine Constitution's provision regarding the alteration or reduction of state-held conservation or recreation land.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Governor's Action: Signed, May 2, 2025 (on 05/02/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=24&snum=132 |
| BillText | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0039&item=3&snum=132 |
| Fiscal Note: | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN002403.pdf |
| Senate: C-A (S-19) | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0039&item=2&snum=132 |
| Fiscal Note: C-A (S-19) | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN002402.pdf |
| BillText | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0039&item=1&snum=132 |
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