| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §8, | is further amended to read: |
|
| D. In accordance with the strategy and guidelines developed | under paragraph A, authorize distribution of proceeds from | the Land for Maine's Future Fund and the Public Access to | Maine Waters Fund for acquisitions of property or interests | in property; and |
|
| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 548, §2, | is further amended to read: |
|
| E. On January 1st of every odd-numbered year, report to the | joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over matters pertaining to state parks and | public lands on expenditures from the Land for Maine's | Future Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund and | revisions to the strategies and guidelines. This report | must include a description of access to land and interest in | land acquired during the report period. If an acquisition | has been made that does not include guaranteed public | vehicular access to the land acquired, the board must | provide justification for that acquisition and a plan for | continuing efforts to acquire guaranteed public access to | the land. This report must include a summary of the board's | experience during the reporting period with projects funded | pursuant to section 6203 or 6203-A and in which the land or | interest in land is acquired by a cooperating entity.; and |
|
| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read: |
|
| F.__Report annually to the joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over matters pertaining to | state parks and public lands on the expenditures made and | acreage acquired and leased on a county-by-county basis. |
|
| | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §6207, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 466, §2, is | further amended to read: |
|
| | 3. Priorities. Whenever possible, the Land for Maine's Future | Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund must be used for | land acquisition projects when matching funds are available from | cooperating entities, provided that the proposed acquisition | meets all other criteria set forth in this chapter. For | acquisitions funded by the Land for Maine's Future Fund, the | board shall give priority to projects that conserve lands with | multiple outstanding resource or recreation values or a single |
|
|