An Act Regarding the Transportation of Products in the Forest Products Industry

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §574-D  is enacted to read:

§ 574-D.  Intrastate transportation of forest products

If a landowner owns 50,000 or more acres of forest land in the State and allows the transportation of forest products harvested on the landowner's land from a location in the State to another location in the State in violation of federal law or regulation or an international trade agreement, all land of that landowner must be considered ineligible for classification under this subchapter and must be withdrawn pursuant to section 581.

A landowner whose land is withdrawn from classification under this section is not eligible for a property tax exemption under subchapter 4-C, reimbursement under chapter 915 or any income tax credit under chapter 822 and may not receive any state-awarded grant or other state funding.

summary

This bill provides that land of a landowner that owns 50,000 or more acres of forest land in the State and allows transportation of forest products harvested on the landowner's land from a location in the State to another location in the State in violation of federal law or regulation or an international trade agreement is ineligible for classification under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law and the landowner may not receive certain tax incentives or state grants or other state funding.