§1845. Definitions relating to public reserved lands As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW).] 1. Multiple use. “Multiple use” means: A. The management of all of the various renewable surface resources of the public reserved lands including […]
§1846. Access to public reserved lands 1. Legislative policy. The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the State to keep the public reserved lands as a public trust and that full and free public access to the public reserved lands to the extent permitted by law, together with the right to reasonable use […]
§1847. Management of public reserved lands 1. Purpose. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest and for the general benefit of the people of this State that title, possession and the responsibility for the management of the public reserved lands be vested and established in the bureau acting on behalf of the […]
§1848. Sale of natural resources from public reserved lands 1. Sale of resources. The bureau may sell severed timber and other products, including, but not limited to, wood and timber necessary for use in the operation of a mine, severed grass and other wild foods, maple sap and syrup, crops and sand and gravel for […]
§1849. Revenue from public reserved lands 1. Revenue sources. Except as provided in paragraph A, the bureau must receive all money, securities and other things of value accruing to the State: from the sale of timber and grass and other rights and things of value from the public reserved lands under the care, custody, control […]
§1850. Acquisition of public reserved land 1. Authority to acquire lands. With the consent of the Governor and the commissioner, the bureau may acquire lands or interests in lands on behalf of the State to be managed as public reserved lands. When acquiring land or interest in land, the bureau shall examine options for obtaining […]
§1851. Sale of public reserved lands 1. Authority to sell land. With the consent of the commissioner, the director may execute deeds on behalf of the State for public reserved land under the director’s management and control, conveying lands that have been authorized to be conveyed by the Legislature or sold by lawful authority, subject […]
§1852. Transfer or lease of public reserved lands 1. Transfer of management responsibility to other state agencies. Whenever a particular portion of the public reserved lands is to be used, under the management plan under section 1847, subsection 2, for a dominant use that is within the particular expertise of another agency of the State, […]
§1853. Annual report dealing with public reserved lands 1. Annual report. The bureau shall submit a written report on or before March 1st of each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public reserved lands. The report must include the following information: A. A complete account of the income […]
§1854. Revenue sharing on public reserved lands 1. Plantations organized as of March 1, 1974. Seventy-five percent of any income from residential leasehold camps, excluding any income or proceeds from the sale, exchange or relocation of any of these camps, and 25% of any income arising from the sale of timber, grass, gravel or other […]
§1855. Organized Townships Fund 1. Fund; continued existence. The Organized Townships Fund, which includes the existing principal of the fund arising from the public reserved lots before October 3, 1973 and any accrued but unexpended income of the fund since that date, must continue. The income of the fund must be credited to the fund […]
§1856. Unorganized Territory School Fund 1. Fund; unexpended income. The Unorganized Territory School Fund, which includes the existing principal of that fund arising from the public reserved lots before October 3, 1973 and any accrued but unexpended income from the fund since that date, must continue. [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW).] 2. Administration; […]
§1857. Timber trespass on public reserved lands 1. Director to prosecute trespass cases. The director shall prosecute cases of trespass on public reserved lands under the care, custody, control or management of the bureau. [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, […]
§1858. Location of public reserved lands 1. Public reserved lands. In every township or plantation existing on October 3, 1973 or organized after that date there must be reserved, as the Legislature directs, 1,000 acres of land, and in the same proportion in all tracts less than a township, for the exclusive benefit of the […]
§1859. Funding for educational programs related to logging and forestry 1. Legislative findings. Whereas expenditures from the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund established under section 1849, subsection 2 must be consistent with the public trust limitations embodied in the Constitution of Maine, Article X; and the Constitution of Maine, Article X designates the public lots […]
