Resolve, Authorizing to the Sale ofthe Guy P. Gannett House in Augusta to a Nonprofit Organization for Use as a Museum
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1378
Committee Amendment CA_A_S174 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMR\JT "A "to S.P. 485, L.D. 1378, "Resolve, Authorizing 
to 
the Sale ofthe Guy P. Gannett House in Augusta to a Nonprofit Organization for Use as a 
Museum" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Authorizing the Sale of the Guy P. Gannett House in Augusta for Use as a 
Museum' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. Property to be sold "as is" for use as a museum; master plan. 
Resolved: 
That the commissioner may negotiate and execute purchase and sale 
agreements upon terms the commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state 
property must be sold "as is," with no representations or warranties, for use as a museum. 
This resolve constitutes a change to the 2001 Capitol Planning Commission master plan. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed and 
executed by the commissioner; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 (page 2, lines 8 to 11 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Sale of property once conveyed. Resolved: That the buyer of the 
state property, if it chooses to sell the real estate located at 184 State Street in the City of 
Augusta, Maine and known as the Guy P. Gannett House, must: 
1. First offer the real estate to the commissioner for purchase at the current market 
value; and 
2. Notify the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
state and local government matters; and be it further 
Sec. 8. Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds from a sale pursuant to this 
resolve must be deposited in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROFS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT tl "to S.P. 485, L.D. 1378 
Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement account for capital 
improvements as designated by the commissioner; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the property at 184 State Street in the City of Augusta 
may be sold and eliminates the requirement that it be sold to the Gannett House Project 
but retains the requirement that it be sold for use as a museum. The amendment also 
provides that the resolve constitutes a change to the 2001 Capitol Planning Commission 
master plan. 
The amendment also requires that any proceeds from the sale of this 
property must be deposited in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement account. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/22/13 hac 
LD 1378 
LR 2025(02) 
Resolve, Authorizing the Sale of the Guy P .. Gannett House in Augusta to a Nonprofit Organization for 
Use as a Museum 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ;Jf(5-11q) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscnl Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill may increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue if the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services sells the Augusta property known as the Guy P. Gannett House. The amount will depend on the terms of the 
sale and cannot be estimated at this time. Any amount received would be used by the Bureau of General Services for 
capital improvement projects. 
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