Resolve, Authorizing Certain Land Transactions by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands

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 Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 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 to grant an access easement to the Town of Fort Kent across the Fort Kent State Historic Site. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may grant an access easement to the Town of Fort Kent for the purposes of crossing over land owned by the bureau as the Fort Kent State Historic Site. This easement is required by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as part of the project to heighten and strengthen the earthen flood barrier along the St. John River and would extend the barrier to protect the Fort Kent Blockhouse, a state-owned National Historic Landmark, from future flooding.