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LR 2281
Item 1

 
1. Hunting, fishing, trapping and public access may not be
prohibited on land acquired with bond proceeds, except to the
extent of applicable state, local or federal laws and regulations.

 
2. Payment from bond proceeds for acquisitions of local or
regional significance, as determined by the Land for Maine's
Future Board, may be made directly to cooperating entities as
defined in Title 5, section 6201, subsection 2 for acquisition of
lands and interests in lands by cooperating entities, subject to
terms and conditions enforceable by the State to ensure their use
for the purposes of this Act.

 
3. The bond funds must be matched with at least $50,000,000
in public and private contributions. Seventy percent of that
amount must be in the form of land, cash or other tangible
assets. The remaining 30% may be matching contributions and
include the value of project-related, in-kind contributions of
goods and services to and by cooperating entities and the value
of real property interests acquired by or contributed to
cooperating entities when property interests have a relationship
to the property proposed for protection, as determined by the
Land for Maine's Future Board.

 
4. Ten percent of the bond proceeds must be made available to
acquire public access to water, in accordance with the provisions
of Title 5, section 6203-A.

 
5. Up to 10% of the bond proceeds must be made available to
protect farmland in accordance with Title 5, section 6207.

 
Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the sale
of the bonds authorized under this Act must be expended as
designated in the following schedule.

 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

 
State Planning Office

 
Land for Maine's Future Board

 
All Other$150,000,000

 
Provides for the use of bond proceeds for the
acquisition of lands and interests in lands
for conservation, water access, outdoor
recreation, wildlife and fish habitat and
farmland preservation.


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