Maine § 23 §3021 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 23 §3021 — Definitions

Maine § 23 §3021

Title 23TRANSPORTATION

Part 3LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW

Ch. 304ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23, § 23 §3021 (2026).

Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meaning.

1.Highway purposes. "Highway purposes" means use as a town way and those things incidental to the laying out, construction, improvement, maintenance, change of location, alignment and drainage of town ways, including the securing of materials therefor; provision for the health, welfare and safety of the public using town ways; provision for parking places, rest areas and preservation of scenic beauty along town ways. 1-A. Municipal legislative body. "Municipal legislative body" has the same meaning as in Title 30‑A, section 2001, subsection 9.

2.Public easement. "Public easement" means an easement held by a municipality for purposes of public access to land or wa

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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meaning.
1.
Highway purposes.
"Highway purposes" means use as a town way and those things incidental to the laying out, construction, improvement, maintenance, change of location, alignment and drainage of town ways, including the securing of materials therefor; provision for the health, welfare and safety of the public using town ways; provision for parking places, rest areas and preservation of scenic beauty along town ways.
1-A.
Municipal legislative body.
"Municipal legislative body" has the same meaning as in Title 30‑A, section 2001, subsection 9.
2.
Public easement.
"Public easement" means an easement held by a municipality for purposes of public access to land or water not otherwise connected to a public way, and includes all rights enjoyed by the public with respect to private ways created by statute prior to July 29, 1976. Private ways created pursuant to former sections 3001 and 3004 prior to July 29, 1976 are public easements.
3.
Town way.
"Town way" means: