CHAPTER 1

H.P. 224 - L.D. 299

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of

Maine To Permit the Legislature To Allow the Current Use

Valuation of Waterfront Land Used for or That Supports

Commercial Fishing Activities

Constitutional amendment. Resolved: Two thirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring, that the following amendment to the Constitution of Maine be proposed:

Constitution, Art. IX, §8, sub-§2 is amended to read:

2. Assessment of certain lands based on current use; penalty on change to higher use. The Legislature shall have power to provide for the assessment of the following types of real estate whenever situated in accordance with a valuation based upon the current use thereof and in accordance with such conditions as the Legislature may enact:

A. Farms and agricultural lands, timberlands and woodlands;

B. Open space lands which are used for recreation or the enjoyment of scenic natural beauty; and

C. Lands used for game management or wildlife sanctuaries.; and

D.__Waterfront land that is used for or that supports commercial fishing activities.

In implementing paragraphs A, B and, C and D, the Legislature shall provide that any change of use higher than those set forth in paragraphs A, B and, C and D, except when the