Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1834, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

2. Grant of permits. The bureau may grant permits and enter into contracts to cut timber, harvest grass and wild foods, tap maple trees for sap and cultivate and harvest crops provided that those permits and contract rights create revocable licenses to the permittee or party to the contract and do not create any real property interest in the nonreserved public lands. The bureau may not grant a permit to, or enter into a contract with, an individual who is not a United States resident for the cutting, skidding or hauling of timber on or from nonreserved public lands.__If the bureau grants a permit or enters into a contract with a corporation or other legal entity to cut timber on nonreserved public lands, that permit or contract must include a provision prohibiting any person who is not a United States resident from cutting, skidding or hauling timber on or from nonreserved public lands.__For purposes of this subsection, "United States resident" means a person who is considered a United States resident for purposes of 26 United States Code, Subtitle A (2003).

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1848, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

2. Grant of permits. The bureau may grant permits and enter into contracts to cut timber, harvest grass and wild foods, tap maple trees for sap and cultivate and harvest crops provided that such permits and contract rights create revocable licenses to the permittee or party to the contract and do not create any real property interest in the public reserved lands. The bureau may not grant a permit to, or enter into a contract with, an individual who is not a United States resident for the cutting, skidding or hauling of timber on or from public reserved lands.__ If the bureau grants a permit or enters into a contract with a corporation or other legal entity to cut timber on public reserved lands, that permit or contract must include a provision prohibiting any person who is not a United States resident from cutting, skidding or hauling timber on or from public reserved lands.__For purposes of this subsection, "United States resident" means a person who is considered a United States resident for purposes of 26 United States Code, Subtitle A (2003).

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the Department of Conservation, Bureau