Resolve, Authorizing Certain Land Transactions by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2015
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: TARDY, NUTTING, ADAMS, CARR, DUPLESSIE, PIOTTI, RICHARDSON, EDMONDS, MILLS, SCHNEIDER

Legislative Document 
No. 2015 
H.P.1415 
House of Representatives, February 14,2006 
Resolve, Authorizing Certain Land Transactions by the Department 
of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TARDY of Newport. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator NUTTING of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, CARR of Lincoln, DUPLESSIE of Westbrook, PIOTTI 
of Unity, Speaker RICHARDSON of Brunswick, Senators: President EDMONDS of 
Cumberland, MILLS of Somerset, SCHNEIDER of Penobscot. 
Printed on recyi.:Jed paper 
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 
Conservation may sell or exchange lands with the approval of the Legislature in 
accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, sections 1837 and 1851; now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to sell certain real estate in Frenchtown, Township A, Range 13 
WELS, County of Piscataquis. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks 
and Lands within the Department of Conservation may by quitclaim deed without 
covenant convey for appraised fair market value, and on such other terms and conditions 
as the director may direct, 6 lots or parcels of land situated in Frenchtown, Township A, 
Range 13 WELS, County of Piscataquis, State of Maine, being lots 4/5,7,9,12,23 and 
as shown on a plan entitled "First Roach Pond, Residential Lease Conversion" by 
Downeast Surveying and Development and dated October 21, 2004, which land is part of 
the public lot in said township as first described in the petition for partition and report of 
partition commissioners dated December 11, 1948, and recorded in the Piscataquis 
County Registry of Deeds in Book 20, Page 1, said lots being located northerly of the 
South Inlet Road, also presently known as the Frenchtown Road, and between said road 
and the southerly shore of First Roach Pond. The said 6 lots or parcels of land were 
included in Resolve 2003, chapter 137, section 2, which authorized sale to only the First 
Roach Pond Leaseholders Coalition; sale to the said coalition did not occur, and so this 
authorization allows the sale to persons who are not members of said coalition; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain real estate in Winterville Plantation, County of 
Aroostook. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey for 
appraised fair market value, and on such other terms and conditions as the director may 
direct, to Richard Vaillancourt and Norma Vaillancourt, of Eagle Lake, Maine, with a 
mailing address of Post Office Box 6, Eagle Lake, Maine 04739, a certain lot of land in 
Winterville Plantation, County of Aroostook, State of Maine, being approximately 75 feet 
by 75 feet (5,625 square feet) and being a portion of the Winterville Plantation public lot. 
Said parcel is currently occupied by said Richard Vaillancourt and Norma Vaillancourt, 
as lessees, pursuant to a lease dated May 26, 2004, with the Department of Conservation, 
Bureau of Parks and Lands as lessor; and be it further 
Sec. 3. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land in Smalls Falls, Township E, County of 
Franklin. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Conservation may by financial order, on such terms and conditions as the 
director may direct, and on such terms as the Department of Conservation and the 
Department of Transportation consider appropriate and reasonable, transfer management 
responsibility of the following land to the Department of Transportation for the purpose 
of relocating a portion of State Route 4. 
The relocation must include construction, 
maintenance and repair of the highway, along with drainage, slope and any other rights 
necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof. The land is more particularly described 
as follows: 
A portion of land, situated in Township E, County of Franklin, State of 
Maine, containing a total of 4.69 acres, as shown on a plan entitled "State 
of Maine Department of Transportation Right of Way Map, State 
Highway '32' (Route 4) Madrid-Township E, P.I.N. 0010019.00," Sheets 
1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6, of 30 sheets, dated September 2005, D.O.T. File No. 
4-233, to be recorded in the Franklin County Registry of Deeds, and on 
file at the Department of Transportation, 16 State House Station, 
Augusta, Maine. For reference see deed from Peter A. Tyler to the State 
of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, 
dated March 9, 1998, and recorded in the Franklin County Registry of 
Deeds in Book 1735, Page 052. 
; and be it further 
Sec. 4. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land in Town of Pownal, County of Cumberland. 
Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of 
Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey, to the Town of Pownal, a 
certain lot or parcel of land, situated on Route 9 adjacent to the existing town hall in the 
Town of Pownal, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, approximately 5.0 acres, and 
being a portion of Bradbury Mountain State Park. Said conveyance must be on such 
terms and conditions as the director may direct, including, but not limited to, the 
requirement that the use of the land be limited to public purposes, and in the event the 
land is no longer used for public purposes, title shall revert to the State of Maine, and 
further subject to the rights of the public to use an existing trail located on the premises. 
Said parcel from the State of Maine to the Town of Pownal must be surveyed. For 
reference see deed from Carl I. Knight, personal representative of the estate of Wilma 
Florence Knight, to the State of Maine, dated October 2, 1990, and recorded in the 
Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, October 4, 1990, in Book 9432, Page 290; and be 
it further 
Sec. 5. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land in Town of Newport, County of Penobscot. 
Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of 
Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey for fair market value, and 
on such other terms and conditions as the director may direct, to Todd LomelI and Robin 
Lomell, both of 31 Douglas Road, Sutton, Massachusetts 01590, husband and wife, a 
certain lot or parcel of land, situated in the Town of Newport, County of Penobscot, State 
of Maine, being approximately 50 feet wide and 2,000 feet in length of the Four Season 
Adventure Trail, extending from Main Street southerly to land to be conveyed to the 
State. This conveyance is in exchange for an approximately 2.18-acre lot, to be used as a 
state-owned trail parking lot, and a recreational trail easement approximately 16 feet wide 
and 1,000 feet in length across a section of the LomelI property. The said recreational 
trail easement is to extend in a westerly direction from the southeasterly corner of the 
LomelI property to the southwesterly corner of the LomelI property, running the length of 
the LomelI property and parallel with property of the Maine Central Railroad Company. 
For reference see deed from the Maine Central Railroad Company to the State of Maine 
dated October 25, 2004, and recorded in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds, 
October 27,2004, in Book 9601, Page 239; see also deed from Eugene A. Ferry to Todd 
LomelI, dated December 29, 2003, and recorded December 31, 2003, in the Penobscot 
County Registry of Deeds in Book 9148, Page l33; and see also deed from Eugene A. 
Ferry to Todd LomelI and Robin LomelI, dated September 14,2005 and recorded in said 
Registry of Deeds, September 16,2005, in Book 10093, Page 222; and be it further 
Sec. 6. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
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directed, to convey certain land in Town of Mars Hill, County of Aroostook. 
Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of 
Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey for fair market value, and 
on such other terms and conditions as the director may direct, to Naturally Potatoes a 
Basic American Foods Division, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, 2999 Oak 
Road, Walnut Creek, California, a certain lot or parcel of land, situated in the Town of 
Mars Hill, County of Aroostook, State of Maine, being approximately 66 feet wide and 
2,190 feet in length extending from Station 1626+37 to Station 1648+27 on the Houlton 
to Presque Isle Recreational Trail and an easement approximately 10 feet in width and 
1,000 feet in length extending from Station 1720+67 to Station 1730+67 on said trail for 
the purpose of installing and maintaining an irrigation pipe within the state-owned 
property along the side of the traveled trail surface. This conveyance is in exchange for a 
certain lot or parcel of land approximately 100 feet in width and 2,350 feet in length, to 
be conveyed by quitclaim deed with covenant, located easterly of the Houlton to Presque 
Isle Recreational Trail, from approximately Station 1625+37 to Station 1649+27, said 
parcel of land to be surveyed, and for a recreational trail easement being approximately 
feet in width and 700 feet in length in the area of Station 1680+02 easterly to the 
thread of Presque Isle Stream, for the purposes of providing access to the existing 
abutment and bridge that cross the Presque Isle Stream, said trail easement to be 
surveyed. For reference see deed from UPC Wind Management, LLC to the State of 
Maine dated January 31, 2005, and recorded February 1, 2005 in the Aroostook County 
Registry of Deeds, Southern Division, in Book 4081, Page 198; and see trustee's deed 
from James E. Howard, trustee for the estate of Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company 
to the State of Maine, dated June 24, 2005, and recorded in said Registry of Deeds, June 
29, 2005, in Book 4146, Page 35; and see also deed from Fresh Way, Inc. to Naturally 
Potatoes a Basic American Foods Division, LLC, dated September 23, 2005, and 
recorded in said Registry of Deeds, September 23,2005, in Book 4187, Page 63; and be it 
further 
Sec. 7. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land in Town of Dexter, County of Penobscot. 
Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of 
Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey, for fair market value, and 
on such other terms and conditions as the director may direct, including maintenance and 
safety obligations and responsibilities, a 50-foot wide trail crossing easement to benefit 
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the residential properties of Henri Vansluys and Lili Vansluys, Ron Snyder and Jane 
Snyder, Paul Bazinet and Mary Bazinet, Norris Fillmore and Diana Fillmore and Arnold 
Miller, all in the Town of Dexter, County of Penobscot, State of Maine. 
Said trail 
crossing easement is further bounded and described as follows: 
An easement for residential purposes only 22 feet in width situated at the 
northerly end of Moose Lane in the Town of Dexter, County of 
Penobscot, State of Maine, more particularly described as follows: 
Beginning at an iron rod set on the northwesterly sideline of lands now or 
formerly of the State of Maine as described in Volume 9114, Page 194, 
said iron rod being located N 37° 07' 52" E, a tie distance of 22.24 feet 
from an iron rod found at the southeasterly corner of lands now or 
formerly of H. Ronald and Sara-Jane Snyder as described in Volume 
7903, Page 313, said iron rod also being located S 38° 38' 06" W, a tie 
distance of 77.75 feet from an iron rod found at the northeasterly corner 
of said lands of Snyder; Thence in a northeasterly direction, by and 
along the northwesterly sideline of said lands of the State of Maine along 
a curve to the right with a radius of 1,909.86 feet, an arc distance of 
22.07 feet to an iron rod set, said curve having a chord bearing N 37° 47' 
44" E, a chord distance of 22.07 feet; Thence S 47° 34' 29" E, through 
lands of the grantor, a distance of 66.19 feet to an iron rod set on the 
southeasterly sideline of said lands of the State of Maine; Thence in a 
southwesterly direction, by and along the southeasterly sideline of said 
lands of the State of Maine, along a curve to the left with a radius of 
1,843.86 feet, an arc distance of 22.08 feet to an iron rod set, said curve 
having a chord bearing S 37° 37' 46" W, a chord distance of 22.08 feet; 
Thence N 47° 34' 29" W, through lands of the grantor, a distance of 
66.26 feet to the point of beginning; Containing 1,457 square feet, 0.033 
acres. Bearings referenced herein are oriented to Magnetic North in the 
year of 1989. 
Documents referenced herein are recorded in the 
Penobscot County Registry of Deeds unless otherwise noted. 
All iron 
rods set referenced herein are capped 3/4" rebar stamped "Plisga & Day 
P.LS.236l." 
For reference see deed from Maine Central Railroad Company to the State of Maine, 
Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, dated December 5, 2003, and 
recorded in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds in Book 9114, Page 194; and be it 
further 
Sec. 8. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land in Town of Brownville, County of 
Piscataquis. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Conservation may by quitclaim deed without covenant convey for 
appraised fair market value, and on such other terms and conditions as the director may 
direct, including maintenance and safety obligations and responsibilities, a right-of-way 
easement, with utilities, located in the Town of Brownville, County of Piscataquis, State 
of Maine, being approximately 15 feet wide and 1,620 feet in length extending from 
Front Street, along the Katahdin Ironworks Recreational Trail to land of Barton Hughes 
and Cory Campbell, of Sangerville, Maine, and having a mailing address of Post Office 
Box 162, Sangerville, Maine 04479. For reference see deed from James E. Howard, 
trustee for the estate of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company to the State of Maine, 
dated April 30, 2004, and recorded in the Piscataquis County Registry of Deeds in Book 
1553, Page 124; and be it further 
Sec. 9. 
Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized, but not 
directed, to convey certain land. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of 
Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation is authorized, but not directed, to 
convey for appraised fair market value all of the State's interest in and to certain lots or 
parcels of land located in the townships and counties listed below and on such other terms 
and conditions as the director may direct: 
1. County of Aroostook, State of Maine: A certain lot or parcel of land, being the 
Glenwood West Public Lot located in the Township of Glenwood Plantation; a certain lot 
or parcel of land, being the Glenwood Center Public Lot located in the Township of 
Glenwood Plantation; a certain lot or parcel of land, being the Glenwood East Public Lot 
located in the Township of Glenwood Plantation; the Public Lot located in Township 2, 
Range 4 WELS; the common and undivided interest of the South Public Lot located in 
Township 4, Range 3 WELS; and the fee interest of the North Public Lot located in 
Township 4, Range 3 WELS; and all located in the County of Aroostook, State of Maine; 
2. County of Penobscot, State of Maine: A certain lot or parcel of land, being the 
Greenfield Large Public Lot located in Greenfield Township; a certain lot or parcel of 
land, being the Greenfield Small Public Lot located in Greenfield Township; a certain lot 
or parcel of land, being a portion of the LaGrange North Public Lot located in the Town 
of LaGrange; and a certain lot or parcel of land, being the Public Lot located in Township 
2, Range 9 NWP; and all located in the County of Penobscot, State of Maine; 
3. County of Washington, State of Maine: A certain lot or parcel of land, being the 
Public Lot located in Township 8, Range 3 NBPP, County of Washington, State of 
Maine; and 
4. County of Franklin, State of Maine: A certain lot or parcel of land, being a 
portion of the Public Lot located in Wyman Township, County of Franklin, State of 
Maine, being subject to an option to lease agreement between the State of Maine as lessor 
and Redington Mountain Windpower, LLC dated February 5, 2004, a copy of which is on 
file in the offices of the State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and 
Lands, Augusta, Maine, and further subject to a contract of sale between the State of 
Maine as seller and Gareth V. Warren as purchaser and as authorized by Resolve 2005, 
chapter 97, section 2. A copy of said contract is on file in the offices of the State of 
Maine, Department of Conservation. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the 
Department of Conservation to convey certain property owned by the State and located in 
Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Washington counties. 
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