| The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands may |
| construct and maintain a trail, not more than one mile in length, in the |
| southeast corner of the Bigelow Preserve at a location and of a width to |
| be determined and approved by the bureau.__The trail within the Preserve |
| is to be a segment of a longer trail.__The trail within the Preserve is |
| for use by the public at no charge for hiking, cross-country skiing and |
| other compatible nonmotorized trail uses only.__Motorized equipment and |
| vehicles may be used for the construction of the trail and for grooming |
| of the cross-country ski trail.__The Director of the Bureau of Parks and |
| Lands may enter into a lease or other agreement to facilitate the |
| construction, operation or maintenance of the trail by another entity |
| consistent with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1852.__All |
| necessary permits and agreements for the trail to be located on land |
| abutting the Preserve must be completed with the owners of the abutting |
| land prior to construction of the trail within the Preserve.__If the |
| segment of trail within the Preserve is not constructed by December 31, |
| 2008, this authorization terminates. |
