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fisheries or related businesses of the State.__The Attorney
General must be made a party to any action under this
paragraph and written notice must be provided to the
Commissioner of Marine Resources.

 
C.__If the court modifies, terminates or denies equitable
enforcement of a working waterfront covenant, the court may
order payment by the landowner of money or other damages to
the holder or the State, which shall apply the same in a
manner consistent with the purposes of this law as approved
by the court.

 
The fact that a working waterfront property might be used for
more valuable economic purposes may not be considered in
determining whether a working waterfront covenant is no longer in
the public interest.

 
§134.__Scope of working waterfront covenant

 
A working waterfront covenant must include without limitation
at least one of the following terms:

 
1.__Resale price of working waterfront real estate.__
Limitations on the resale price of working waterfront real
estate;

 
2.__Amount of equity appreciation.__Limitations on the amount
of equity appreciation that a landowner may derive from ownership
of working waterfront real estate;

 
3.__Improvements to working waterfront real estate.__
Limitations on the type, extent, use or dollar value of
improvements that may be made to working waterfront real estate;

 
4.__Uses to which working waterfront real estate may be
devoted.__Restrictions on the uses to which working waterfront
real estate may be devoted, which must be consistent with the
purposes of this chapter;

 
5.__Options to purchase.__The grant of rights of first refusal
or options to purchase to qualified holders or their assigns,
subject to the terms and conditions of the working waterfront
covenant;

 
6.__Maintenance and insurance of working waterfront real
estate.__The obligation to maintain, operate and insure working
waterfront real estate;

 
7.__Construction and materials.__The right to restrict or
specify types of buildings, structures and materials that may be
used in improvements on working waterfront real estate; and


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