S.P. 823 - L.D. 2212
An Act to Amend the Authority of the Adjutant General to Sell Armories, to Increase the Authorized Size of the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery and to Authorize the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to Purchase Land in Houlton for a New Public Safety Facility
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 684, §3, is amended to read:
3. Exceptions; authorization to sell. Notwithstanding subsection 2, paragraph B, the Adjutant General is authorized to sell the following armories and parcel of land:
A. The Brunswick Armory or the Bath Armory, but not both;
B. The Newport Armory;
C. The Rumford Armory;
D. The Sanford Armory; and
E. The South Portland Armory.;
F. The Millinocket Armory; and
G. A 6 1/2-acre parcel of land located on the northeasterly side of U.S. Route One across from the Belfast Armory and part of the parcel of land described in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds, Book 411, Page 446.
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §504, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 455, §20, is further amended to read:
1. Land acquisition. The director may acquire by eminent domain in accordance with Title 35-A, chapter 65 and with approval of the Governor, or by purchase, gift or otherwise, real estate in fee simple, or any interest therein, for use as a Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. The land may not exceed 200 acres in area and must be located near the center of population of the State.
Sec. 3. Purchase of land. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is authorized to purchase a parcel of land adjacent to the state police barracks in Houlton for the purpose of constructing a new public safety facility.
Sec. 4. Feasibility study. The Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management is directed to convene a group of people to study the feasibility of locating a veterans' cemetery in Aroostook County. The group consists of the following:
1. Three members of the American Legion, to be appointed by the District 7 (North), American Legion Commander;
2. Three members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to be appointed by the Maine District 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander;
3. Two veterans at large, to be appointed by the Aroostook County commissioners; and
4. One member of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, appointed by the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management or the commissioner's designee.
The study must include, but is not limited to, a review of potential in-kind donation of land and resources and utilization of volunteers for the purpose of establishing the veterans' cemetery. The members of the group shall serve without compensation. The group shall submit a report of their findings and recommendations not later than February 1, 1999 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and veterans affairs.
Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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