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access ways to or public trust rights in, on or over the intertidal | or submerged lands and the waters above those lands. The director | may grant an easement for submerged and intertidal lands if a | structure: |
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| A. Is for the exclusive benefit of the abutting upland | owner for charitable purposes as defined in the United | States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501, (c) (3); |
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| B. Occupies a total of not more than 500 square feet of | submerged and intertidal land for any lawful purpose and is | permanent; or |
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| C. Occupies a total of not more than 2,000 square feet of | submerged and intertidal land for the exclusive purpose of | commercial fishing activities and is permanent. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1863, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Purpose. The purpose of the fund is to support shore and | harbor management improvement activities by providing grants to | municipalities. These activities include but are not limited to | the development of harbor management plans and public access | facilities. A portion of the fund, not to exceed 25% of | available revenues, may be used to support management programs on | state-owned coastal islands under the jurisdiction of the bureau. |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §1866, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Eligibility. An abandoned watercraft is subject to | removal under this section only under the following conditions. |
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| A. A permit under Title 38, section 9 has not been granted | by the municipal board or commission entrusted with harbor | management for the area. |
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| B. A landowner has not granted permission to a watercraft | owner to abandon a watercraft on that landowner's property. |
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| C. Notice has been given the director within 120 days of | abandonment of watercraft the date that the municipal board | or commission determines, in its opinion, that the | watercraft has been abandoned after July 1, 1993. |
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| D. Notice has been given the director before January 1, | 1994 of watercraft abandoned for less than 25 years before | October 9, 1991. |
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