Resolve, To Transfer Ownership of Certain Public Reserved Lands to the Town of Allagash
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0934
Committee Amendment CA_A_H504 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A. to H.P. 653, L.D. 934, "Resolve, To 
Transfer Ownership of Certain Public Reserved Lands to the Town 
of Allagash" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, 70 Examine the Disposition of Certain Public Lots' 
Further amend the resolve by striking out everything after 
the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands directed to review 
disposition of certain public lots; wood markets in certain towns and 
plantations. Resolved: 
That the Director of the Bureau of Parks 
and Lands wi thin the Department of Conservation shall research 
the disposition of the public lots pursuant to Public Law 1973, 
chapter 628. 
The director shall compile information on towns and 
plantations that have incorporated since January 1, 
1973 
and 
provide specific information on the disposition of the public 
lots 
in 
those 
townships 
and 
plantations. 
The 
director, 
in 
consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Forestry within 
the Department of Conservation, 
shall compile 
information on 
secondary 
wood 
products 
mills 
located 
in 
the 
towns 
and 
plantations that have incorporated since January 1, 1973. 
The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall review 
contracts used for the sale of wood on public lands managed by 
the bureau and develop model provisions to ensure, 
wherever 
practicable, 
that the wood is marketed to enhance the local 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 653, L.D. 934 
economies with due consideration for fairness 
and equity on 
competitive markets; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: 
That, no later than January 15, 
2006, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Conservation shall submit a report to the Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on Agriculture, 
Conservation 
and Forestry 
including the acreages and locations of lots owned and managed by 
the bureau in towns and plantations that have incorporated since 
January 1, 1973 and a listing of towns and plantations that have 
incorporated since January 1, 1973 where all of the previously 
designated public lots have been traded or transferred. 
The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall include 
in the report model provisions for the sale of wood to ensure, 
wherever practicable, that the wood from public lands is marketed 
to 
enhance 
the 
local 
economies 
with 
due 
consideration 
for 
fairness and equity on competitive markets.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It replaces 
the resolve. 
It directs the Director of the Bureau of Parks and 
Lands wi thin the Department of Conservation to report to the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Agriculture, 
Conservation 
and 
Forestry with information on the disposition of the public lots 
in towns and plantations that have incorporated since January 1, 
1973. 
The resolve also requires the director to review contract 
provisions for the sale of wood and develop model provisions that 
give preference to local markets. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 05/19/05 ~ae 
LD934 
0844(02) 
Resolve, To Transfer Ownership of Certain Public Reserved Lands to the Town of Allagash 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Food 
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