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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 254
H.P. 1123 - L.D. 1531

An Act To Amend Provisions of the Submerged Lands Law

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

     3. Easements. The director may grant, upon terms and conditions the director considers reasonable, assignable easements for a term not to exceed 30 years for the use of submerged and intertidal lands for the purposes permitted in subsection 2. The grantee shall pay an administrative fee of $50 $100 for each easement at the time of processing and a registration fee of $50 due every 5 years. An administrative fee of $200 must be charged for an easement application that is received after work has begun for the proposed project. The director may refuse to grant an easement for the use of submerged and intertidal lands if the director determines that the easement will unreasonably interfere with customary or traditional public access ways to or public trust rights in, on or over the intertidal or submerged lands and the waters above those lands. The director may grant an easement for submerged and intertidal lands if a structure:

     Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1863, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

     2. Purpose. The purpose of the fund is to support shore and harbor management improvement activities by providing grants to municipalities. These activities include but are not limited to the development of harbor management plans and public access facilities. A portion of the fund, not to exceed 25% of available revenues, may be used to support management programs on state-owned coastal islands under the jurisdiction of the bureau.

     Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §1866, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

     2. Eligibility. An abandoned watercraft is subject to removal under this section only under the following conditions.

Watercraft that have been abandoned for more than 25 years before October 9, 1991 prior to July 1, 1993 are not subject to removal under this section.
The municipal board or commission entrusted with harbor management is responsible for the notice requirements under this subsection.

     Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §1866, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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