Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1829-A is enacted to read:

§1829-A.__Limitation on public land holding

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, publicly owned land in this State may not exceed 20% of the total land area of the State or 33% of the land area in a county.__For purposes of this section, the term "publicly owned land" means land in which the State or a municipality holds property rights, including easements, development rights, trust rights or other ownership interests.

With the approval of 2/3 of the Legislature, the State may exceed the limits of this section.

SUMMARY

This bill limits publicly owned land in the State to no more than 20% of the total land area of the State or 33% of the land area in any county. The bill also allows the State to exceed the limit with the approval of 2/3 of the Legislature.