Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1832, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

5. User fees. The Except as provided in subsection 6, the bureau may charge reasonable fees to defray the cost of constructing and maintaining overnight campsites and other camping and recreation facilities.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1832, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Seboomook Lake purchase exception. The bureau may not allow an access gate to be operated on or fees to be__charged for camping or day use on the Seboomook Lake purchase.__For the purposes of this section, "Seboomook Lake purchase" means the land surrounding Seboomook Lake and__Canada Falls Lake that was transferred to the bureau in December 2003 and is commonly accessed via the road traversing Pittston Academy Grant, T2 R4 NBKP.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the operation of an access gate and the charging of camping or day use fees on certain lands recently acquired and managed by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands. It defines the Seboomook Lake purchase.