Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in Certain Real Property Located in Augusta, Bangor and Thomaston
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0732
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: WILLETTE, MARTIN, TURNER

Legislative Document 
No. 732 
S.P. 262 
In Senate, March 5, 2015 
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services To Sell or Lease the Interests of the State in 
Certain Real Property Located in Augusta, Bangor and Thomaston 
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator WILLETTE of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Sinclair and 
Representative: TURNER of Burlington. 
Sec. 1.  Authority to convey state property. Resolved:  That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the State, by and through the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services, may: 
1. Enter into a lease or leases or convey by sale any or a portion of the interests of the 
State in the state property described in section 2, 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; 
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, subchapter 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. 2.   Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved:  That the state 
property authorized to be sold or leased is: 
1. A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Augusta, now 
or formerly occupied by the Kennebec County District Court, located at 145 State Street, 
in Augusta, and any associated land and parking areas as may be necessary in the 
determination of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, including 
but not limited to all or a portion of the property depicted on the City of Augusta Tax 
Map 33, Lot 241 and described in a deed recorded in the Kennebec County Registry of 
Deeds, Book 1480, Page 752; 
2. A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Augusta, now 
or formerly known as the Daschlager House, currently occupied by the Maine Historic 
Preservation Commission, located at 55 Capitol Street, in Augusta, and any associated 
land and parking areas as may be necessary in the determination of the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services, including but not limited to all or a portion of the 
property depicted on the City of Augusta Tax Map 32, Lot 65 and described in a deed 
recorded in the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds, Book 1842, Page 172; 
3. A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Augusta, now 
or formerly known as the McLean House, currently occupied by the Maine Arts 
Commission, located at 193 State Street, in Augusta, and associated land and parking 
areas as may be necessary in the determination of the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services, including but not limited to all or a portion of the property 
depicted on the City of Augusta Tax Map 32, Lot 64 and described in a deed recorded in 
the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds, Book 1340, Page 331;  
4. A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Augusta, now 
or formerly known as the Smith-Merrill House, currently occupied by the Office of the 
State Auditor, located at 187-189 State Street, in Augusta, and any associated land and 
parking areas as may be necessary in the determination of the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services, including but not limited to all or a portion of the 
property depicted on the City of Augusta Tax Map 33, Lot 59; 
5.  A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Bangor, now 
or formerly known as the Elizabeth Levinson Center, located at 159 Hogan Road, and any 
associated land and parking areas as may be necessary in the determination of the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, including but not limited to all 
or a portion of the property depicted on the City of Bangor Tax Map R71, Lot 9; and 
6.  A parcel or parcels of land and buildings, or any portion thereof, in Thomaston, 
now or formerly known as the Ship Street Houses, at the site of the former Maine State 
Prison, located on the northerly and southerly sides of U.S. Route 1, including but not 
limited to property described in the following deeds recorded at the Knox County 
Registry of Deeds: Book 16, Pg. 517; Book 22, Pg. 213; Book 23, Pg. 498; Book 27, Pg. 
157; Book 31, Pg. 187; Book 172, Pg. 561; Book 358, Pg. 44; Book 399, Pg. 181; Book 
457, Pg. 322; Book 18, Pg. 122; Book 28, Pg. 266; Book 250, Pg. 212; Book 442, Pg. 
198; Book 445, Pg. 593; Book 475, Pg. 179; Book 6, Pg. 179; and Book 237, Pg. 429; 
and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Property to be sold as is. Resolved:  That the Commissioner of 
Administrative and Financial Services may negotiate and execute leases and purchase and 
sale agreements upon terms the commissioner considers appropriate, but the state 
property described in section 2 must be sold "as is," with no representations or warranties. 
The title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed and 
executed by the commissioner; and be it further 
Sec. 4.  Exemptions. Resolved:  That any lease or conveyance pursuant to this 
resolve is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the state property 
described in section 2 first be offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another 
state or local agency; and be it further 
Sec. 5.  Appraisal. Resolved:  That the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services shall have the current market value of the state property described in 
section 2 determined by an independent appraiser. The commissioner may list the state 
property for sale or lease with private real estate brokers and negotiate any 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. 6.  Proceeds. Resolved:  That any proceeds from the sale or lease of the state 
property described in section 2 pursuant to this resolve must, as designated by the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, 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 be it further 
Sec. 7.  Repeal. Resolved:  That this resolve is repealed 5 years from its effective 
date. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve gives the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services 
authority to sell or lease the property identified as the District Courthouse in Augusta, the 
Daschlager House in Augusta, the McLean House in Augusta, the Smith-Merrill House in 
Augusta, the Elizabeth Levinson Center in Bangor and the Ship Street Houses in 
Thomaston.