| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. P&SL 1989, c. 108, §4 is amended to read: |
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| | *Sec. 4. Location of the reserve. The reserve contains approximately | 1,600 acres is located in the Town of Wells and includes lands | between the Little River to the north and the Eldridge River | to the south. The boundary to the east parallels the | shoreline, excluding the shoreline development, and to the | west is bordered by the coastal wetland margin includes lands | adjacent to the Wells coastal wetlands and within the drainage | basins of their tributary streams. Specifically, the reserve | contains: |
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| | 1. Lands in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge | managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; |
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| | 2. Land purchased or acquired for a state park managed by | the Bureau of Parks and Recreation Department of Conservation; |
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| | 3. Submerged tidal lands managed by the Bureau of Public | Lands Department of Conservation; |
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| | 4. Land purchased by the Town of Wells or the State; and |
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| | 5. Land donated by the Town of Wells to the Department of | Conservation as a conservation easement.; and |
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| | 6.__Other lands or interests in land in the location | described in this section acquired by the reserve from willing | sellers or added to the reserve by agreement for the purpose | of furthering the reserve's conservation, research or | educational programs. |
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| | Sec. 2. P&SL 1989, c. 108, §6, sub-§5 is amended to read: |
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| | 5. Within 120 days after the close of its fiscal year, the | authority shall provide a copy of its annual financial report | certified by an independent certified public accountant | selected by the authority to the Commissioner of Conservation, | the Director of the State Planning Office, the Treasurer of | State, the State Auditor and the Joint Standing Committee on | Energy and Natural Resources joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over conservation matters. | The financial report must comply with federal Office of | Management and Budget requirements. |
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