construction or renovation of buildings, equipment, docks, wharves, |
piers or vessels used in connection with a commercial agricultural |
enterprise; for the purchase of land in connection with development |
of new cranberry acreage; for the purchase of land for irrigation |
reservoirs or to provide direct access to water for irrigation; for |
the purchase of land necessary for the start-up of a new |
agricultural enterprise; for the expansion of an existing |
agricultural enterprise when the land acquisition is necessary to |
comply with land use regulations; for the development of a business |
plan in accordance with the provisions of Title 7, section 436-A; |
for improvements to pastureland, including seeding and actions to |
promote rotational grazing; or, if the commissioner so approves at |
the time of loan insurance commitment, to pledge money in the fund |
as security for, and to apply money in the fund to, payment of |
principal, interest and other amounts due on any term loans insured |
by the Finance Authority of Maine to an eligible dairy farmer may |
be used only in accordance with Title 7, chapter 101, subchapter 1- |
D. Repayment of these loans and interest on these loans must be |
credited to the fund and may be used for the purposes stated in |
this section or Title 7, section 436. Interest earned on money in |
the fund and interest earned on loans made from the fund may be |
used to pay the administrative costs of processing loan |
applications, to the extent that these costs exceed the fee for |
administrative costs established by Title 7, section 435, |
subsection 4. |