An Act To Monitor the Distribution of Land Acquisitions Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§I,~, as amended by PL 2001, c. 548, §2, is further amended to read: E. On January 1st of every odd-numbered year, report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over matters pertaining to state parks and public lands on expenditures from the Land for Maine's Future Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund and rev~s~ons to the strategies and guidelines. This report must include a description of access to land and interest in land acquired during the report period. If an acquisition has been made that does not include guaranteed public vehicular access to the land acquired, the board must Page l-LR0272(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1017
Committee Amendment CA_A_H252 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §6206

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 701, L.D. 1017, Bill, "An 
Act To Fight Sprawl and Ensure That Public Lands Are Equitably 
Distributed" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Monitor the Distribution of Land Acquisitions' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §6206, sub-§I,~, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
548, §2, is further amended to read: 
E. 
On January 1st of every odd-numbered year, report to the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction over matters pertaining to state parks 
and 
public lands 
on expenditures 
from 
the 
Land for Maine's 
Future Fund and the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund and 
rev~s~ons to the strategies and guidelines. 
This report 
must include a description of access to land and interest in 
land acquired during the report period. 
If an acquisition 
has 
been 
made 
that does 
not 
include guaranteed public 
vehicular 
access 
to 
the 
land acquired, 
the 
board must 
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provide justification for that acquisition and a plan for 
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continuing efforts to acquire guaranteed public access to 
the land. 
This report must include a summary of the board's 
experience during the reporting period with projects funded 
pursuant to section 6203 or 6203-A and in which the land or 
interest in land is acquired by a cooperating entity. 
This 
report must also include on 
a 
county-by-county basis 
a 
summary of the expenditures made by the board and acreage 
conserved 
through 
acquisition 
of 
fee 
or 
less-than-fee 
interest by the board during the report period. 
Each report 
must 
include 
cumulative 
totals 
by 
county 
of 
acreage 
conserved 
through 
acquisition 
of 
fee 
or 
less-than-fee 
interest through action by the board. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
It requires the Land for 
Maine's 
Future 
Board 
to 
include 
in 
its 
biennial 
report 
information 
on 
expenditures 
and 
acquisitions 
on 
a 
county-by-county basis for the report period and a cumulative 
report on acreages acquired by county. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/27/05 ;t;v'ae 
LD 1017 
LR 0272(02) 
An Act To Fight Sprawl and Ensure That Public Lands Are Equitably Distributed 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs associated with this legislation can be absorbed by the State Planning Office utilizing existing 
budgeted resources. 
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