LD 2015, item 6122nd Maine State Legislature

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Amend the amendment by inserting after section 14 the following:
Sec. 15 Proceeds from sale of certain public lots. Resolved: That, subject to the restrictions of the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 and except as provided in section 6, the proceeds from the sale of the public lots authorized for transfer in section 1 must be applied towards the purchase of land of state, regional or local significance by the Land for Maine’s Future Board, in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 353 and the State Controller shall transfer the proceeds from the sale of the public lots authorized for transfer in section 1 to the Land For Maine’s Future Board for the purpose set out in this section. The land purchased must be of a value similar to the parcels conveyed pursuant to section 1, including, but not limited to, similarity in conservation value, habitat value and wildlife value; and be it further
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires that the proceeds of the sale of land authorized in this Act be used to purchase land by the Land for Maine’s Future Board that is of a value similar to the parcels conveyed by the State.

LR 3129, item 6, Document created 12/8/2006 16:42., page .