An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1737
Committee Amendment CA_A_H490 (House)
Amends: 33 MRSA §479-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1220, L.D. 1737, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Conservation Easement Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. 
Amend the bill by striking out an of section 11 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 11. 33 MRSA §479-C is enacted to read: 
§479-C. Conservation easement registry 
A holder of a conservation easement that is organized or doing business in the State 
shall annually report to the Executive Department, State Planning Office the book and 
page number at the registry of deeds for each conservation easement that it holds, the 
municipality and approximate number of acres protected under each easement and such 
other information as the State Planning Office determines necessary to fulfill the purposes 
of this subchapter. The filing must be made by a date and on forms established by the 
State Planning Office to avoid duplicative filings when possible and otherwise reduce 
administrative burdens. The annual filing must be accompanied by a $30 fee. The State 
Planning Office shall maintain a permanent record of the registration and report to the 
Attorney General any failure of a holder disclosed by the filing or otherwise known to the 
State Planning Office. The fees established under this section must be held by the State 
Planning Office in a non lapsing, special account to defray the costs of maintaining the 
registry and canying out its duties under this section. ' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 11 the following: 
'EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Land for Maine's Future Fund 0060 
Initiative: Allocates funds to maintain the conservation easement registry. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~, to H.P. 1220, L.n. 1737 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECMLREVENUEFUNDS TOTAL 
2007·08 
$3,060 
$3,060 
2008-09 
$3,060 
$3,060 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill relating to termination and 
modification of conservation easements. 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill relating to the termination of a 
conservation easement when it is no longer in the public interest. 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill relating to entering land to ensure 
compliance with the terms of a conservation easement. 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill relating to new conservation easement 
standards. 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill relating to judicial action affecting a 
conservation easement. 
This amendment requires the annual filing by conservation easement holders to be 
made directly to the Executive Department, State Planning Office rather than through the 
Secretary of State. The filing fee has been changed to $30 to cover the costs estimated by 
the State Planning Office for setting up and maintaining the registry. 
The special 
reference to filing by government easement holders in the bill is eliminated as 
unnecessary because the filing is to be made directly to the State Planning Office rather 
than as part of an annual corporate filing with the Secretary of State. 
This amendment deletes the requirement in the bi1l concerning the transfer tax form. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/07 ;:!;P'ac:.. 
LD 1737 
LR 2051(02) 
An Act To Amend the Conservation Easement Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,~ " 
Committee: JUdiciary 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$3,060 
$3,060 
2008-09 
$3,060 
$3,060 
Projections 
2009-10 
$3,060 
$3,060 
Projections 
2010-11 
$3,060 
$3,060 
This bill proposes to require a holder of a conservation easement that is doing business in the State to annually report 
to the State Planning Office for each conservation easement that it holds. Each annual filing must be accompanied by 
a $30 fee in addition to any other fees prescribed by law. The fees established in the bill must be held by the State 
Planning Office in a nonlapsing , Other Special Revenue Funds account to be used to defray the costs of maintaining 
the registry. The projected increase in Other Special Revenue Funds is $3,060 annually and an allocation of$3,060 to 
the State Planning Office is included in the hill. 
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