Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located on State Highway 191 in East Machias; U.S. Route 1 in Thomaston; U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan; Hospital Street in Augusta; and the Presumpscot River in Falmouth
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1864
Committee Amendment CA_A_H772 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,fl., to H.P. 1304, L.D. 1864, "Resolve, Authorizing 
the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests 
of the State in Certain Real Property Located on State Highway 191 in East Machias; 
U.S. Route 1 in Thomaston; U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan; Hospital Street in Augusta; and 
the Presumpscot River in Falmouth" 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Falmouth property to be offered to abutters. Resolved: That the 
commissioner, with respect to the parcel of land in Falmouth described in section 3, 
subsection 5, shall develop and implement a plan that divides the parcel and offers 
owners of the lots abutting that parcel an opportunity to acquire by right of first refusal 
those portions of the parcel that abut the owners' respective lots. The plan must also 
provide a procedure for the disposition of the property when one or more abutting lot 
owners declines to purchase the property to which that abutter has a right of first refusal. 
If an abutting lot owner declines to purchase the property, the plan must allow any lot 
owner that accepts the offer to purchase the property to acquire by further right of first 
refusal all or, as appropriate, an equitable portion of that remaining part of the parcel 
contiguous to the portion over which the lot owner has already exercised a right of first 
refusal. The commissioner shall offer the portions of the parcel sold under this plan to 
the abutting lot owners at the current market values to those abutting lot owners, as 
determined by an independent appraiser pursuant to section 7; and be it further' 
Further amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part 
letter or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment gives the right of first refusal to purchase the parcel of land in 
Falmouth along the Presumpscot River to the abutting lot owners, of which there are 3. 
The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services has the authority to work 
with the 3 abutting lot owners to develop an equitable division of property. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/22/06 ;:t;:.?ac:.. 
LD 1864 
LR 2948(02) 
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the 
Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located on State Highway 191 in East Machias; U.S. 
Route 1 in Thomaston; U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan; Hospital Street in Augusta, and the Presumpscot 
River in Falmouth 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - General Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - General Services Carrying Account 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This resolve authorizes the sale or lease of five state properties. It is estimated that the market value of these parcels 
will not exceed $350,000. Proceeds from the sale of these properties would be deposited in the Bureau of General 
Services' capital repair and improvement account. Proceeds from the lease of any state properties would be deposited 
in the General Fund. 
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