When acquiring land or interest in land, the board shall examine public vehicular access rights to the land and, whenever possible and appropriate, acquire guaranteed public vehicular access as part of the acquisition.

The majority of expenditures from the Land for Maine's Future Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund during over a 2- year period described in section 6206, subsection 1, paragraph E must be used for land acquisition in the 8 counties that are below the state median in percentage of public land.

SUMMARY

This bill requires the Land for Maine's Future Board to 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. The bill also requires that the majority of expenditures from the Land for Maine's Future Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund during a 2-year period must be used for land acquisition in the 8 counties that are below the state median in percentage of public land.