H.P. 398 - L.D. 540
Resolve, Authorizing the Transfer of Certain State Historic Site Property
Preamble. Whereas, the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real estate held by the State for conservation purposes may not be reduced or its uses substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House; and
Whereas, the land authorized for transfer by this resolve is within the designations in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and
Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may sell and convey lands with the approval of the Governor and the Commissioner of Conservation in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1814; now, therefore, be it
Sec. 1. Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized to convey Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum, consisting of historic site land, improvements, structures and historical collections, to the Friends of Montpelier. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may by deed and gift agreement convey Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum, including 4.2 acres, more or less, of historic site land and related improvements, structures and historical collections, in the Town of Thomaston, Knox County, to the Friends of Montpelier, a nonprofit corporation, to be used for historic preservation and public education purposes. The contract for the transfer must contain a reversion clause specifying that, if the Friends of Montpelier do not continue to use the building and the collections for public educational, historic or cultural purposes, the building and collections will revert to the Bureau of Parks and Lands; and be it further
Sec. 2. Appropriation. Resolved: That the following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this resolve.
2000-01
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Parks - General Operations
All Other ($1,805)
Deappropriates funds no longer needed for insurance payments due to the transfer of a historic property from the State to the Friends of Montpelier.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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