Resolve, To Authorize the Exchange of Interest in Certain Lands Owned by the State

Preamble.  The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real estate held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes may not be reduced or its uses substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House.

Whereas,  certain real estate authorized for conveyance by this resolve is under the designations described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and

Whereas,  the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may sell or exchange lands or interests in lands with the approval of the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 6209 and Title 12, sections 1814, 1837 and 1851; now, therefore, be it

Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not directed, to convey certain interests in land in Oxford County. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant, for exchange of land or interests in land of comparable market value, and on such other terms and conditions as the director may direct, convey road access rights by easement to the owners of certain lands managed by Pingree Associates, Inc., along approximately 8,710 feet of the Lincoln Pond Road and approximately 990 feet of the Torpedo Junction Road in Township 5, Range 2, also known as Lincoln Plantation; along approximately 3,990 feet of the Richardson Pond Road in Township 4, Range 2, also known as Adamstown Township; and along approximately 29,160 feet of the South Arm Road and 2,912 feet of the Icicle Brook Road in Township 4, Range 1, also known as Richardsontown Township, all in Oxford County.