Resolve, To Require the State To Consult with the City of Hallowell prior to the Sale of Certain Real Property
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0905
Committee Amendment CA_A_H358 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 623, L.D. 905, "Resolve, To Require 
the State To Consult with the City of Hallowell prior to the Sale of Certain Real 
Property" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding the Sale of Certain Real Property in the City of Hallowell' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Conditions of sale or transfer. Resolved: That the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services shall, prior to the sale or transfer of any portions of 
the property authorized for sale by Resolve 2003, chapter 92, incorporate the following 
provisions into the conditions of sale or transfer. The sale or transfer must: 
I. Reserve for the use or transfer to the City of Hallowell a portion of the parcel 
agreed to by the State and the City of Hallowell for municipal uses. This right for 
reservation or transfer may be surrendered by the City of Hallowell; 
2. Reserve for the use or transfer to the City of Hallowell or any school 
administrative unit that includes the City of Hallowell whatever portion of the parcel as 
agreed to by the State, the City of Hallowell and the school administrative unit for 
purposes of education, educational administration or educational services to be provided 
by the school administrative unit. 
This right for reservation or transfer may be 
surrendered by the City of Hallowell and the school administrative unit. The State shall 
by September 30, 2009 enter into a lease to extend the current terms of School 
Administrative District 16 or any successor school administrative unit that includes the 
City of Hallowell as a tenant at the site through September 13, 20 I I, subject to existing 
laws and with the additional provision that such lease must survive any transfer of 
ownership prior to ,that date until the expiration of the lease; 
3. Reserve a portion of the parcel for public open space or public recreation either 
by the developer retaining ownership but reserving the parcel or by transfer to any 
qualified governmental or qualified nonprofit entity; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 623, L.D. 905 
4. Condition sale or transfer on the preservation and rehabilitation of the 5 buildings 
and surrounding grounds known as the Industrial School for Girls Historic District 
consistent with the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic 
Properties" as interpreted or otherwise determined appropriate by the Maine Historic 
Preservation Commission. 
The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, prior to issuance of any 
request for qualifications' associated with the transfer of the site, shall establish and 
convene a stakeholder group to guide reuse, assist in crafting a request for qualifications 
to be issued by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and review 
qualifications of developers. 
The stakeholder group must have representation from 
interested parties, unless they decline to participate, including City of Hallowell officials, 
any school administrative unit that includes the City of Hallowell, the members of the 
Legislature whose districts include the parcel, the Maine Historic Preservation 
Commission, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and others as 
determined by the commissioner. A subgroup of the stakeholders may pal1icipate in 
whole or in pal1 in interviews of qualified developers scheduled as part of the request for 
qualifications process and review parameters for development, recognizing that the 
selection decision is under the authority of the commissioner; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Specific transactions. Resolved: 
That nothing in this resolve may be 
construed to prohibit or require parcelization or multiple real estate transactions within 
the spirit and intent of and conditions described in section 1; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services shall provide a written report on the status of all efforts toward sale or transfer , 
by February 1,2010 to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government.' 
SUMMARY 
The amendment replaces the resolve. It requires the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, prior to sale or transfer of any property in the City of Hallowell 
authorized for sale by Resolve 2003, chapter 92, to reserve a parcel agreed to by the State 
and the City of Hallowell for municipal use, reserve a portion of the property for use by 
School Administrative District 16 or its successor, reserve a portion for open space, 
condition sale of certain buildin'gs on preservation and rehabilitation according to the 
Maine Historic Preservation Commission and establish a stakeholder group prior to any 
transfer of the site. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall 
provide a report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government on 
efforts toward sale or transfer by February 1, 2010. The amendment also removes the 
emergency preamble and clause and changes the title. 
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LR 1740(02) 
Resolve, To Require the State To Consult with the City of Hallowell prior to the Sale of Certain Real 
Property 
Fiscal Note for BiH as Amended by Committee Amendment :.il" 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services associated with the use of the 
StevenslReed Campus can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR1740(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1