| | Preamble. 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. |
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| | Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized to negotiate and consummate | sale. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands | within the Department of Conservation may negotiate and | consummate the sale of certain public reserved lands to the Town | of Carrabassett Valley. The State may not convey any land or | interest in land that comprises a public road or a great pond. | All money received from the sale of these public reserved lands | must be used exclusively for the purchase of additional real | estate in the same county as the transferred land for the same | purposes; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 2. Land to be conveyed. Resolved: That the land to be conveyed | consists of 1,243 acres, more or less, of public reserved land, | being the same land as was reserved by the State for public | purposes in a deed to William Bingham dated January 28, 1793, and | recorded at the State Archives in Volume 6, pages 37 to 41 | (Massachusetts deed), excepting and reserving from this property | a parcel of approximately 37 acres, that being the same parcel | that the State conveyed to the Carrabassett Valley Campowners | Association or individual members of that association under the | authority of Resolve 1985, chapter 40; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 3. Consideration. Resolved: That consideration for the sale must | be the fair market value of the land as determined by an | independent appraisal commissioned by the Director of the Bureau | of Parks and Lands; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 4. Deed and restrictions. Resolved: That the property must be | conveyed by quit claim deed without covenants, subject to the | following deed restrictions: The Town of Carrabassett Valley | shall in perpetuity retain title to the property and may not sell | or otherwise transfer any interest, in whole or in part, in the | property. The property must remain open and available for use | and enjoyment by the public at large. Use of the property must | be dedicated for purposes of public outdoor recreation, including | without limitation: natural history study; hiking; camping, other | than in motor vehicles; cross-country skiing; fishing; fisheries | and wildlife management; skating; and attendant roads and | parking. The property must be maintained in an essentially | natural and undeveloped condition, except that up to 15 | contiguous acres in the aggregate, including any development in | existence on the effective date of this resolve, may be developed | for any public outdoor recreation facility used for the purposes |
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