Maine § 12 §1849 Revenue from public reserved lands

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §1849 — Revenue from public reserved lands

Maine § 12 §1849

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 §1849 (2026).

Text

1.Revenue sources. Except as provided in paragraph A, the bureau must receive all money, securities and other things of value accruing to the State: from the sale of timber and grass and other rights and things of value from the public reserved lands under the care, custody, control or management of the bureau; in payment for timber, grass and other things of value cut or taken by trespassers; from forfeiture of a bond or a deposit when a contractor does not fulfill the terms of the contract or comply with state regulations; or as a result of a compromise or settlement of any claim.

2.Fund established. All income received by the director from the public reserved lands, except income provided for in section 1855, must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to be credited to the Public R

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1.
Revenue sources.
Except as provided in paragraph A, the bureau must receive all money, securities and other things of value accruing to the State: from the sale of timber and grass and other rights and things of value from the public reserved lands under the care, custody, control or management of the bureau; in payment for timber, grass and other things of value cut or taken by trespassers; from forfeiture of a bond or a deposit when a contractor does not fulfill the terms of the contract or comply with state regulations; or as a result of a compromise or settlement of any claim.
2.
Fund established.
All income received by the director from the public reserved lands, except income provided for in section 1855, must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to be credited to the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund, which is established as a nonlapsing fund and is subject to allocation by the Legislature. Any interest earned on this money must also be credited to the fund. No expenditure may be made from the fund other than for the bureau's general operating purposes with respect to management of the public reserved lands unless the fund has a cash operating balance of at least $2,500,000 at the start of the fiscal year during which the expenditure is made.
3.
Expenditures from fund.
4.
Expenditures from fund.
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public lands matters, referred to in this subsection as "the jurisdictional committee," shall review all allocations or subdivisions of allocations from the fund.

Legislative History

PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 556, §20 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. LLLL, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §10 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 289, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. W, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 170, §1 (AMD).