Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in Rockwood and Sinclair in the Unorganized Territory
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1552
Committee Amendment CA_A_H473 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1139, L.D. 1552, "Resolve, 
Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease 
the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in Rockwood and Sinclair in 
the Unorganized Territory" 
Amend the resolve by stliking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services 
To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in 
Rockwood and Sinclair in the Unorganized Territory and To Extend the Dates To 
Sell Real Property in Bangor, Augusta, Skowhegan, Frenchville and Hallowell' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after the title and before section 1 the following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 3 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "resolve" and inserting the following: 'Part' 
Amend the resolve in section 4 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "resolve" and inserting the following: 'Part' 
Amend the resolve in section 6 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "resolve" and inserting the following: 'Part' 
Amend the resolve in section 7 in the first line (page 2, line 11 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "resolve" and inserting the following: 'Part' 
Amend the resolve by adding after section 7 the following: 
'PARTB 
Sec. B-l. Definitions. Resolved: That, as used in this Part, unless the context 
otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 
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"to H.P. 1139, L.D. 1552 
1. 
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services. 
2. "State property" means the real estate described in section 3 of this Part with the 
buildings and improvements, together with all appurtenant rights and easements, and all 
personal property located on that property, including vehicles, machinery, equipment and 
supplies; and be it further 
Sec. B-2. Authority to convey property. Resolved: That the State, by and 
through the commissioner, may: 
1. Enter into a lease or leases or convey by sale the interests of the State in the state 
property; 
2. 
Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any 
boundary line discrepancies; 
3. Exercise, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, chapter 304, the power 
of eminent domain to quiet for all time any possible challenges to ownership of the state 
property; 
4. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any easements or other rights that, at the 
commissioner's discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed sale or lease of the 
State's interests; and 
5. Release any interests in the state property that, at the commissioner's discretion, do 
not contribute to the value of the remaining state property; and be it further 
Sec. B-3. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the 
state property authorized to be sold or leased is: Town of Hallowell Tax Map 6, Lot 27 
consisting of 63.5 acres, more or less; and be it further 
Sec. B-4. Property to be sold as is. Resolved: That the commissioner may 
negotiate and execute leases and purchase and sale agreements upon terms the 
commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be sold "as is," 
with no representations or warranties. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant and executed by the 
commissioner; and be it further 
. 
Sec. B-5. Exemptions. Resolved: That any lease or conveyance pursuant to this 
Part is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the property first be 
offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency; and be it 
further 
Sec. B-6. Appraisal. Resolved: That the commissioner must have the current 
market value of the state property determined by an independent appraiser. 
The 
commissioner may list the property for sale or lease with private real estate brokers at 
their appraised value of the state property and negotiate sales or leases, solicit bids, sell 
directly to purchasers or enter directly into leases with tenants. The commissioner may 
reject any offers. 
The commissioner shall establish the rent or purchase price and the terms of lease or 
sale. 
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If the commissioner elects to solicit bids, the commissioner shall publish notices of 
sale sufficient to advertise the state property. The commissioner may reject any bids; and 
be it further 
Sec. B-7. Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds from sales pursuant to this 
Part must be deposited in the Maine State Housing Authority's Housing Opportunities for 
Maine Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 4853; and be 
it further 
Sec. B-S. Repeal. Resolved: That this Part is repealed September 13,2016. 
PARTC 
Sec. C-l. Definitions. Resolved: That, as used in this Part, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. 
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services. 
2. "State property" means the real estate described in section 3 with the buildings and 
improvements, together with all appurtenant rights and easements, and all personal 
property located on that property, including vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies; 
and be it further 
Sec. C-2. Authority to convey state property. Resolved: That the State, by 
and through the commissioner, may: 
1. Enter into a lease or leases or convey by sale the interests of the State in the state 
property; 
2. 
Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any 
boundary line discrepancies; 
3. Exercise, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, chapter 3, the power of 
eminent domain to quiet for all time any possible challenges to ownership of the state 
property; 
4. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any easements or other rights that, in the 
commissioner's discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed sale or lease of the 
State's interests; and 
5. Release any interests in the state property that, in the commissioner's discretion, 
do not contribute to the value of the remaining state property; and be it further 
Sec. C-3. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the 
state properties authorized to be sold or leased are the following: 
1. A parcel of land in the Town of East Machias consisting of approximately 0.999 
acres conveyed to the State of Maine in October 1984 and recorded in the Washington 
County Registry of Deeds, Book 1298, Page 201; 
2. A parcel of land in the Town of Thomaston occupied by the State Police barracks . 
in the Town of Thomaston consisting of approximately 15,400 square feet, conveyed to 
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the State of Maine in December 1966 and recorded in the Knox County Registry of 
Deeds, Book 457, Page 322; 
3. A parcel ofland in the Town of Skowhegan consisting of approximately 1.4 acres 
conveyed to the State of Maine in September 1951 and recorded in the Somerset County 
Registry of Deeds, Book 533, Page 414; and 
4. A parcel of land in the City of Augusta occupied by the "brick farmhouse" on 
Hospital Street in Augusta, shown on Tax Map 10, Lot 8B. This parcel is part of the 
State's East Campus as described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 814, 
subsection 2, paragraph A and must be conveyed with a suitable amount of land to meet 
municipal zoning ordinances to the extent they are applicable; and be it further 
Sec. C-4. Property to be sold as is. Resolved: That the commissioner may 
negotiate and execute leases and purchase and sale agreements upon terms the 
commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be sold "as is," 
with no representations or warranties. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed and 
executed by the commissioner; and be it further 
Sec. C-S. Exemptions. Resolved: That any lease or conveyance pursuant to this 
Part is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the state property first be 
offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency; and be it 
further 
Sec. C-6. Appraisal. Resolved: That the commissioner shall have the current 
market value of the state property determined by an independent appraiser. 
The 
commissioner may list the state property for sale or lease with private real estate brokers 
at the state property's appraised value and negotiate sales or leases, solicit bids, sell 
directly to purchasers or enter directly into leases with tenants. The commissioner may 
reject any offers; and be it further 
Sec. C-7. Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds generated pursuant to this 
Part must be distributed as follows: 
1. 
Any proceeds from the sale of state property pursuant to this Part must be 
deposited into the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
General Services' capital repair and improvement account for capital improvements as 
designated by the commissioner; and 
2. Any proceeds from the lease of state property pursuant to this Part must be 
deposited in the General Fund; and be it further 
Sec. C-S. Repeal. Resolved: That this Part is repealed June 11,2016. 
PARTD 
Sec. D-l. Definitions. Resolved: That, as used in this Part, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. 
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services. 
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2. "State property" means the real estate described in section 3 with the buildings and 
improvements, together with all appurtenant rights and easements, and all personal 
property located on that property, including vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies; 
and be it further 
Sec. D-2. Authority to convey state property. Resolved: That the State, by 
and through the commissioner, may: 
1. Enter into a lease or leases or convey by sale the interests of the State in the state 
property; 
2. 
Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any 
boundary line discrepancies; 
3. Exercise, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, chapter 3, the power of 
eminent domain to quiet for all time any possible challenges to ownership of the state 
property; 
4. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any easements or other rights that, in the 
commissioner's discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed sale or lease of the 
State's interests; and 
5. Release any interests in the state property that, in the commissioner's discretion, 
do not contribute to the value of the remaining state property; and be it further 
Sec. D-3. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the 
state property authorized to be sold or leased is Hedin Hall located at the Dorothea Dix 
Psychiatric Center, formerly known as the Bangor Mental Health Institute, together with 
a suitable amount of land to support its use as veterans' housing and to meet any 
applicable municipal zoning ordinances. The amount of land and the boundary of the 
state property leased or sold pursuant to this Part must be determined by the 
commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, to be in the best interests of the 
State. 
The state property must be conveyed with the restriction that it be used for veterans' 
housing. If the state property ceases to be used for veterans' housing, it must revert to the 
State. If the state property reverts to the State, the commissioner, after consultation with 
the Superintendent of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, may seek qualified developers 
and proposals for sale or lease of the state property so long as the proposals are 
compatible with other uses on the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center campus; and be it 
further 
Sec. D-4. Property to be sold as is. Resolved: That the commissioner may 
negotiate and execute leases and purchase and sale agreements upon tenns the 
commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be sold "as is," 
with no representations or warranties. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed except 
as provided in section 3 and executed by the commissioner; and be it further 
Sec. D-S. Exemptions. Resolved: That any lease or conveyance pursuant to this 
Part is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the state property first be 
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offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency; and be it 
further 
Sec. D-6. Appraisal. Resolved: That the commissioner shall have the current 
market value of the state property determined by an independent appraiser. 
The 
commissioner may list the state property for sale or lease with private real estate brokers 
at the state property's appraised value and negotiate sales or leases, solicit bids, sell 
directly to purchasers or enter directly into leases with tenants. The commissioner may 
reject any offers; and be it further 
Sec. D-7. Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds generated pursuant to this 
Part must be distributed as follows: 
1. Any proceeds from the sale of the state property must be deposited into the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services' capital 
repair and improvement account for capital improvements as designated by the 
commissioner; and 
2. Any proceeds from the lease of state property pursuant to this Part must be 
deposited in the General Fund; and be it further 
Sec. D-S. Repeal. Resolved: That this Part is repealed May 8,2016. 
PARTE 
Sec. E-l. Definitions. Resolved: That, as used in this Part; the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services. 
2. "State property" means the real estate described in section 3 with the buildings and 
improvements, together with all appurtenant rights and easements, and all personal 
property located on that property, including vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies; 
and be it further 
Sec. E-2. Authority to convey state property. Resolved: That the State, by 
and through the commissioner, may: 
1. Enter into a lease or leases or convey by sale the interests of the State in the state 
property; 
2. Negoti.ate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any 
boundary line discrepancies; 
3. Exercise, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, chapter 3, the power of 
eminent domain to quiet for all time any possible challenges to ownership of the state 
property; 
4. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any easements or other rights that, in the 
commissioner's discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed sale or lease of the 
State's interests; and 
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5. Release any interests in the state property that, in the commissioner's discretion, do 
not contribute to the value of the remaining state property; and be it further 
Sec. E-3. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the 
state property authorized to be sold or leased is part of Lot No. 97 in Frenchville, 
Aroostook County. The property begins at a point 83 feet north from the center of Star 
Bam Road, so-called, and 121 feet west from the west line of Arthur Bourgoin's land, and 
moves in a northerly direction 100 feet to a stake; then in a westerly direction 100 feet to 
a stake; then in a southerly direction 100 feet south to a stake; and then in an easterly 
direction 100 feet to the point of beginning. The property includes a right-of-way 20 feet 
wide leading from Star Bam Road to the southwest comer of the premises described in 
this section; and be it further 
Sec. E-4. Property to be sold as is. Resolved: That the commissioner may 
negotiate and execute leases and purchase and sale agreements upon terms the 
commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be sold "as is," 
with no representations or warranties. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed except 
as provided in section 3 and executed by the commissioner. 
The commissioner may negotiate with the owner of the abutting land to exchange or 
otherwise acquire, in the name of the State, by lease, purchase, exchange or otherwise, 
another suitable section of land for the purpose of siting communications structures and 
equipment required by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office 
ofInformation Technology pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1520; 
and be it further 
Sec. E-5. Exemptions. Resolved: That any lease or conveyance pursuant to this 
Part is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the state property first be 
offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency; and be it 
further 
Sec. E-6. Appraisal. Resolved: That the commissioner shall have the current 
market value of the state property determined by an independent appraiser prior to any 
sale. The commissioner may list the state property for sale or lease with private real 
estate brokers at the state property's appraised value and negotiate sales or leases, solicit 
bids, sell directly to purchasers or enter directly into leases with tenants. 
The 
commissioner may reject any offers and may decline to seek any offers; and be it further 
Sec. E-7. Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds from sales pursuant to this 
Part must be deposited into the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement account for capital 
improvements or other account to benefit the statewide radio and network system under 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1520 as designated by the commissioner; and 
be it further 
Sec. E-8. Repeal. Resolved: That this Part is repealed June 30,2016.' 
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S~RY 
This amendment adds to the resolve the substance of 4 resolves that authorized the 
sale of various state properties but which were repealed by their own terms before the 
sales were complete. The amendment reauthorizes the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services to complete the sale or lease of properties in Bangor, Augusta, 
Skowhegan, Frenchville and Hallowell as set out in Resolve 2003, chapter 92, Resolve 
2005, chapters 177 and 209 and Resolve 2007, chapter 150. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LD 1552 
LR907(02) 
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the 
Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in Rockwood and Sinclair in the Unorganized 
Territory 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Proceeds from the sale or lease of certain properties will be credited to the Unorganized Territory Education and 
Services Fund. After appraisal by an independent appraiser, the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services is authorized to negotiate, solicit bids, sell or lease the properties. 
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