Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Sell 2 Certain Parcels of Land in the Unorganized Territory (AFfER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2217
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CARTER, GOOLEY

Legislative Document 
No. 2217 
H.P. 1583 
House of Representatives, February 25, 2008 
Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor To Sell 2 Certain 
Parcels of Land in the Unorganized Territory 
(AFfER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CARTER of Bethel. 
Cosponsored by Senator GOOLEY of Franklin. 
Printed on recyded paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. State Tax Assessor authorized to convey real estate. Resolved: 
That the State Tax Assessor is authorized to convey by sale the interest of the State in 2 
parcels of real estate, one parcel being located in Madrid Township, Franklin County 
formerly owned by Mary A. Jackson and one parcel being located in Albany Township, 
Oxford County formerly owned by Mason Griffin. Except as otherwise directed in this 
resolve, the sale of the property in Madrid Township must be made to John J. Homen, of 
Brockton, Massachusetts and the sale of the property in Albany Township must be made 
Patrick Griffin, of Barrington, Rhode Island, administrator of the estate of Mason Griffin. 
The parcels may not be sold for less than the amount authorized in this resolve. 
Employees of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
Revenue Services and spouses, siblings, parents and children of employees of the bureau 
are barred from acquiring from the State the real property subject to this resolve. 
Upon receipt of payment as specified in this resolve, the State Tax Assessor shall 
record a quitclaim deed in the appropriate registry at no additional charge to the purchaser 
before sending the deed to the purchaser. 
Abbreviations and plan and lot references are identified in the 2005 State Valuation; 
and be it further 
Sec. 2. Description of parcel in Madrid Township; sale. Resolved: That 
the parcel of real estate situated in Madrid Township is Map FR029, Plan 9, Lots 8 and 
11, formerly owned by Mary A. Jackson. The State Tax Assessor is directed to sell the 
parcel as is to John J. Homen for $558.99, plus the remediation cost, if any. 
The 
remediation cost is the cost incurred by the State of Maine to pay for the remediation of 
any hazard located at the property, including the remediation of any environmental 
hazard on the property and the maintenance, dismantling or demolition of any unsafe 
structure located on the property and any other costs associated with the disposal of the 
property. The directive to sell to John J. Homen expires 90 days after the effective date 
of this resolve; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Description of parcel in Albany Township; sale. Resolved: 
That 
the parcel of real estate situated in Albany Township is Map OXO 16, Plan 2, Lot 160.3, 
formerly owned by Mason Griffin. The State Tax Assessor is directed to sell the parcel 
as is to Patrick Griffin, administrator of the estate of Mason Griffin, for $359.14 plus the 
remediation cost, if any. The remediation cost is the cost incurred by the State to pay for 
the remediation of any hazard located at the property, including the remediation of any 
environmental hazard on the property and the maintenance, dismantling or demolition of 
any unsafe structure located on the property and any other costs associated with the 
disposal of the property. The directive to sell to Patrick Griffin expires 90 days after the 
effective date of this resolve. 
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SUMMARY 
This resolve authorizes the State Tax Assessor to convey the interest of the State in 2 
parcels of real estate in the unorganized territory.