Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Purchase the Department of Labor Building at 19 Union Street in Augusta and To Determine the Feasibility of Acquiring a Parcel of Land for Use as a Parking Lot by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy

Sec. A-1. Authority to purchase property. Resolved: That the State, by and through the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, may negotiate the terms and conditions considered appropriate to purchase the Department of Labor building at 19 Union Street in Augusta from the United States Department of Labor to extinguish the Federal Government's interest in the property; and be it further

Sec. A-2. Funding. Resolved: That no more than $1,800,000 may be used from the Capital Construction and Improvements Reserve Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1516-A to purchase the building at 19 Union Street in Augusta, begin initial design and remove hazardous materials, if any, in preparation for renovation and improvements; and be it further

Sec. A-3. Repeal. Resolved: That this Part is repealed 5 years from the effective date of this Part.

Sec. B-1. Assessment by Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall determine the feasibility of acquiring a parcel of land adjacent to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy for use as a parking lot by the academy. The parcel of land is located in the proposed Realewood Estates North subdivision as described in a deed recorded at the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds in Book 6912, Page 94 and contains a well and water line easement benefiting the former Oak Grove School, currently known as the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. In determining the feasibility of purchasing the parcel, the commissioner shall consider the cost and environmental and visual impact of the location in comparison to other potential locations for the parking lot. The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Environmental Protection to determine the environmental impact. The commissioner shall also consult with the Commissioner of Public Safety prior to any determination. The commissioner shall complete the determination no later than January 1, 2007 and report the commissioner’s recommendation to the Commissioner of Public Safety and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters by January 15, 2007.