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Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands To Convey Certain Lands and Enter into Certain Leases with the Federal Government’
Amend the resolve by inserting after the first paragraph after the title the following:
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‘Whereas,  the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may lease state park lands to the Federal Government with the approval of the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1812; and’
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 3.
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the 5th line (page 2, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "the assessed value" and inserting the following: '$60,000'
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the last line (page 2, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Ministries." and inserting the following: 'Ministries; and be it further'
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 7 the following:
‘Sec. 8 Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not directed, to lease certain land within Quoddy Head State Park in the Town of Lubec, Washington County. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may lease, on such terms and conditions as the director may direct, certain rights and lands within Quoddy Head State Park in the Town of Lubec, Washington County to the United States Government or the United States Coast Guard. The lease is limited to the rights to maintain, operate, expand, modernize and improve existing public safety communications facilities located within Quoddy Head State Park, including access rights and utility rights necessary to service such facilities.’
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation to enter into a lease with the Federal Government or United States Coast Guard regarding an existing public safety communications facility located within Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Washington County. It removes section 3 of the resolve, which allowed the director to convey an easement in Moosehead Junction Township to GMO Renewable Resources, LLC. It also amends the resolve to specify that the proposed conveyance to the Bread of Life Ministries be for a value of not less than $60,000.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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