Maine § 5 §6207 Acquisition criteria

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §6207 — Acquisition criteria

Maine·Title 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES·Part 15-A LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE

1.Distribution of funds. The board shall authorize the distribution of funds from the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund to state agencies and cooperating entities for the acquisition of natural lands that meet the criteria set forth in this chapter.

2.Determination of statewide significance. In determining whether a proposed acquisition may be funded, in full or in part, by the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund, the board shall consider whether the site is of statewide significance and:

3.Priorities. Whenever possible, the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund and the Public Access to Maine W

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1.
Distribution of funds.
The board shall authorize the distribution of funds from the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund to state agencies and cooperating entities for the acquisition of natural lands that meet the criteria set forth in this chapter.
2.
Determination of statewide significance.
In determining whether a proposed acquisition may be funded, in full or in part, by the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund, the board shall consider whether the site is of statewide significance and:
3.
Priorities.
Whenever possible, the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund must be used for land acquisition projects when matching funds are available from cooperating entities, as long as the proposed acquisition meets all other criteria set forth in this chapter. For acquisitions funded by the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund and the Conservation and Recreation Fund, the board shall give priority to projects that conserve lands with multiple outstanding resource or recreation values or a single exceptional value, that help the State's natural ecosystems, wildlife and natural resource-based economies adapt to a changing climate, that provide geographic representation and that build upon or connect existing holdings.
4.
Nonqualifying expenditures.
The board may not fund:
5.
Estimation of monitoring and management costs.
Prior to final approval of a project under this chapter, a person submitting a proposal to acquire property or an interest in property with funding from the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund, the Conservation and Recreation Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund shall provide:
6.
Public uses.
Hunting, fishing, trapping and public access may not be prohibited on land acquired with proceeds from the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund or the Conservation and Recreation Fund, except to the extent prohibited by applicable state, local or federal laws, rules and regulations and except for working waterfront projects and working farmland preservation projects.

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Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 506, §§1,4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 876, §B1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 728, §10 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 462, §D1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 466, §2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 564, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 64, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 353, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 381, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. FFFF, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 409, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §4 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 284, §15 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. A, §§9, 10 (AMD).