Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Convey the Interests in Certain Real Property Located in East Millinocket
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0744
Committee Amendment CA_A_H489 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 549, L.D. 744, "Resolve, Authorizing 
the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Convey the Interests in 
Certain Real Property Located in East Millinocket" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
1Sec. 1. 
Authority to convey state property. 
Resolved: 
That, 
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State, by and through the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, referred to in this resolve as 
11the 
commissioner, 
may: 
1. Convey by sale any or a portion of the interests of the State in the state property 
described in section 2, referred to in this resolve as 
11the state property,11 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. 
The State1s interest in the state property does not include timber rights; 
2. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any 
boundary line discrepancies of the state property; 
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 
commissioner1s discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed sale of the State1s 
interests in the state property; and 
5. Release any interests in the state property that, in the commissioner
1s discretion, 
do not contribute to the value of the remaining state property. 
Sec. 2. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the state 
property authorized to be sold is a parcel or parcels of land located in the Town of East 
Millinocket consisting of approximately 3,384 acres conveyed to the State by Katahdin 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 549, L.D. 744 
Paper Company LLC on September 28, 2011, recorded in the Penobscot County Registry 
of Deeds, Book 12608, Page 97-104 and identified on the Town of East Millinocket's Tax 
Assessor's Map 01 as Lot 09-011 and does not include timber rights to the property. 
Sec. 3. Property to be sold as is. 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. 
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without 
covenant or release deed and executed by the commissioner. 
Sec. 4. Exemptions. Resolved: That any conveyance pursuant to this resolve is 
exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the state property must first be 
offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency or offered 
through competitive bidding. 
Sec. 5. Appraisal. Resolved: That the commissioner shall have the current 
market value of the state property determined by a broker opinion of value and current 
comparative market analysis. The commissioner may list the state property for sale with 
a private real estate broker and negotiate any sale, solicit bids or sell directly to a 
purchaser. The commissioner may reject any offer. 
Sec. 6. Right of first refusal. Resolved: That the Town of East Millinocket has 
the right of first refusal to purchase the state property at the broker opinion of value 
determined pursuant to section 5. The commissioner shall provide written notice to the 
clerk of the Town of East Millinocket of the intent to sell the state property and the terms 
of sale. The Town of East Millinocket has 90 days to notify the commissioner in writing 
whether the Town of East Millinocket will purchase the state property at the broker 
opinion of value. The Town of East Millinocket has 60 days from the date of invoking its 
right of first refusal to complete the purchase of the state property. 
Sec. 7. Proceeds. Resolved: 
That any proceeds from the sale of the state 
property pursuant to this resolve must be deposited into the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement 
account for capital improvements. 
Sec. 8. Repeal. Resolved: That this resolve is repealed 5 years from its effective 
date.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a right of first refusal to purchase the state property to the 
Town of East Millinocket. It clarifies that the State does not own the timber rights to the 
property described in the resolve. It removes the lease option and changes the form of 
several references. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/04/19 feac. 
LD744 
LR 1075(02) 
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Convey the 
Interests in Certain Real Property Located in East Millinocket 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /J,{ Jl--'/Scy; 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This resolve authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to sell a parcel 
of state property located in the Town of East Millinocket. Proceeds from the potential sale of this property will be 
credited to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services - Capital 
Construction and Improvement Reserve Fund. According to a preliminary assessment conducted in March of 2018, 
the parcel was valued between $225,000-$260,000. 
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