Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3106 is enacted to read:

§3106.__Disposition of abandoned property

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Covered property" means all tangible property, other than tangible property described in Title 33, section 1954, located in or on real estate acquired by a political subdivision through tax delinquency proceedings pursuant to Title 36 or through any similar procedure created by statute for the collection of unpaid taxes, assessments, expenses or charges.__"Covered property" includes all tangible property, other than tangible property described in Title 33, section 1954, located in or on real estate that has been determined to be a dangerous building pursuant to Title 17, chapter 91, subchapter IV.

B.__"Political subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2252.

2.__Procedure.__A political subdivision may dispose of covered property that has been abandoned in accordance with this subsection.

A.__The municipal officers in the case of a city, town or plantation, the county commissioners in the case of a county and in all other cases the governing board of a political subdivision, or the designee of any of these, may give written notice to the owner or owners of covered property, if known, instructing the owner or owners to remove the covered property from the real estate in or on which it is located within 21 days after receipt of the notice.

B.__The notice is sufficient if it is mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner or owners of the covered property, and it is sufficient if the address used is the most recent one shown by the assessing records pertaining to the real estate in or upon which the covered property is located or the assessing records of any municipality in which the owner or owners own or are in possession of real estate at the time the notice is given.