Resolve, Reauthorizing the Balance of the 2009 Bond Issue for Land Conservation Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1454
House Amendment HA_A_H505 (House)

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L.D. 1454 
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HOllSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
127TH LEGISLATUIU: 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "f( "to H.P. 996, L.D. 1454, "Resolve, Reauthorizing the 
Balance of the 2009 Bond Issue for Land Conservation Projects" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Governor and the Land for Maine's Future Board To Fulfill 
the Will of Maine Voters and Issue Bonds Approved in 2010' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Preamble. Whereas, the Land for Maine's Future program, since its establishment 
in 1987, has conserved more than 560,000 acres of conservation and recreation lands now 
available to the public for a variety of activities including hunting, hiking, fishing, 
camping, snowmobiling, picnicking and birdwatching; and 
Whereas, the Land for Maine's Future program, throughout its 28-year history, has 
supported high-paying jobs and strengthened local economies through the permanent 
protection of over 315,000 acres of commercial forestland, 37 farms and more than 2 
dozen working waterfronts; and 
Whereas, when asked to ratify Land for Maine's Future bond issues, the majority of 
Maine voters across the State, urban and rural, northern and southern, regardless of 
political party, consistently vote yes; and 
Whereas, 3 out of every 5 Maine voters, exercising their authority under the 
Constitution of Maine, ratified Land for Maine's Future bond issues as recently as 2010 
and 2012; and 
Whereas, the Land for Maine's Future Board, a 9-person committee consisting of 
the Commissioner of Marine Resources, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and 6 public 
members, all nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, is authorized to 
distribute funds, set priorities and administer the Land for Maine's Future program; and 
Whereas, in July of 2014, the Land for Maine's Future Board made promises in 
writing to fund 30 projects by committing more than $9,000,000 in funds ratified by 
voters in 2010 and 2012; and 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT'~ "to H.P. 996, L.D. 1454 
Whereas, in July of 2015, as many as 3 dozen Land for Maine's Future projects 
approved by the board in 2011 and 2014 remain in limbo, awaiting confirmation that the 
State will fulfill the multiple commitments it has made to landowners, communities, 
sportsmen, outdoor enthusiasts, anglers, farmers, local businesses and voters; and 
Whereas, in November of 20 15, the authorization to borrow $6,470,000 in Land for 
Maine's Future bonds ratified by the voters will expire if the funds are not borrowed; 
now, therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Authorization of board. Resolved: That the Governor shall authorize 
the Land for Maine's Future Board to conduct its business in accordance with its authority 
as outlined under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 353 regarding Land for 
Maine's Future bonds authorized by Maine voters in 2010 but not yet issued; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. Borrowing. Resolved: That the Governor shall work with the Treasurer 
of State to issue the bonds ratified by Maine voters in 2010 before that authorization 
expires; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Final authorization of projects. Resolved: That the Land for Maine's 
Future Board, following its current due diligence protocols, shall grant final authorization 
for borrowing for any pending project for which the board has given initial approval 
when that project has met all the requirements outlined in the 2013 Land for Maine's 
Future Proposal Workbook and the recipients' award letters; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Approval by Governor. Resolved: That the Governor or the Governor's 
assignees shall sign all necessary financial orders, project agreements and other 
paperwork requested by the Land for Maine's Future Board necessary to implement the 
borrowing authorized by the board pursuant to section 3.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve and instead requires the Governor and the Land 
for Maine's Future Board to take the proper and nee ssary steps to issue bonds for Land 
for Maine's Future projects that were authori d 
the voters in 2010 but have not yet 
been issued. 
SPONSOREDBY: ____ ~~--~~~~~~---
(Representative MCC 
TOWN: Skowhegan 
HOUSE AMENDMENT