| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 30 MRSA §6205, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 601, §1 | and affected by §2, is further amended to read: |
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| B. The first 150,000 acres of land acquired by the | secretary for the benefit of the Penobscot Nation from the | following areas or lands to the extent that those lands are | acquired by the secretary prior to January 31, 2001 2021, | are not held in common with any other person or entity and | are certified by the secretary by January 31, 2001 2021, as | held for the Penobscot Nation: |
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| The lands of Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation located in | T.1, R.8, W.B.K.P. (Lowelltown), T.6, R.1, N.B.K.P. (Holeb), | T.2, R.10, W.E.L.S. and T.2, R.9, W.E.L.S.; the land of | Raymidga Company located in T.1, R.5, W.B.K.P. (Jim Pond), | T.4, R.5, B.K.P.W.K.R. (King and Bartlett), T.5, R.6, | B.K.P.W.K.R. and T.3, R.5, B.K.P.W.K.R.; the land of the | heirs of David Pingree located in T.6, R.8, W.E.L.S.; any | portion of Sugar Island in Moosehead Lake; the lands of | Prentiss and Carlisle Company located in T.9, S.D.; any | portion of T.24, M.D.B.P.P.; the lands of Bertram C. Tackeff | or Northeastern Blueberry Company, Inc. in T.19, M.D.B.P.P.; | any portion of T.2, R.8, N.W.P.; any portion of T.2, R.5, | W.B.K.P. (Alder Stream); the lands of Dead River Company in | T.3, R.9, N.W.P., T.2, R.9, N.W.P., T.5, R.1, N.B.P.P. and | T.5, N.D.B.P.P.; any portion of T.3, R.1, N.B.P.P.; any | portion of T.3, N.D.; any portion of T.4, N.D.; any portion | of T.39, M.D.; any portion of T.40, M.D.; any portion of | T.41, M.D.; any portion of T.42, M.D.B.P.P.; the lands of | Diamond International Corporation, International Paper | Company and Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company located in | Argyle; any land acquired in Williamsburg T.6, R.8, N.W.P.; | any 300 acres in Old Town mutually agreed upon by the City | of Old Town and the Penobscot Nation Tribal Government, | provided that the mutual agreement must be finalized prior | to August 31, 1991; any lands in Lakeville acquired by the | Penobscot Nation before January 1, 1991; and all the | property acquired by the Penobscot Indian Nation from | Herbert C. Haynes, Jr., Herbert C. Haynes, Inc. and Five | Islands Land Corporation located in Township 1, Range 6 | W.E.L.S. |
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| | This bill provides that certain land acquired by the Secretary | of the Interior of the United States for the benefit of the | Penobscot Nation prior to January 31, 2021 is considered |
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