SP0092, LD 277, item 2 , ‘An Act To Require Mapping of Conservation Easements and Public Lands’

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Require Mapping of Conservation Easements and Public Lands’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2005, c. 215, §1, 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. This report must also include on a county-by-county basis a summary of the expenditures made by the board and acreage conserved through acquisition of fee or less-than-fee interest by the board during the report period. Each report must include cumulative totals by county of acreage conserved through acquisition of fee or less-than-fee interest through action by the board.

The report must include maps based on available information and at a statewide level that show federal, state and other public lands and permanent interests in lands held for conservation purposes. The maps must also provide a representation of the amount of land affected by conservation easements under Title 33, chapter 7, subchapter 8-A. Other state agencies holding conservation lands and interests in lands held for conservation purposes shall assist in the preparation of the maps.’

summary

This amendment replaces the bill. It directs the Land for Maine's Future Board to include in its biennial report maps depicting publicly owned land and permanent interests in land held for conservation purposes. The maps are to provide a representation at a statewide level of the amount of land affected by conservation easements.

SP0092 LD 277	First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF		LR 451 Item 2
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