Maine Statutes
§ 12 §1802 — Bureau of Parks and Lands established
Maine § 12 §1802
JurisdictionMaine
Title 12CONSERVATION
Part 2FORESTS, PARKS, LAKES AND RIVERS
Ch. 220BUREAU OF PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §1802 (2026).
Text
There is established within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry the Bureau of Parks and Lands, which shall carry out the responsibilities of State Government relating to parks, historic sites, submerged and intertidal lands, public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands.
1.Director.
The executive head of the bureau is the director.
2.Deputy director.
The director is assisted in executive duties by a deputy director. The deputy director position is a classified, confidential position.
3.Personal attendance to duties.
The director and the deputy director shall attend personally to the duties of their offices as far as practicable.
4.Appointment.
The director is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the commissioner.
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Legislative History
PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. NN, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. V, §§1, 2 (AMD).
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Sustainable harvest level§ 12 §1808
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 12 §1802, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/12%20%C2%A71802.