An Act to Respect and Protect the Right to Food
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1823
Committee Amendment CA_A_S673 (Senate)
Amends: 3 MRSA §902, 7 MRSA §2, 7 MRSA §282, 7 MRSA §283, 7 MRSA §283-A, 7 MRSA §284, 7 MRSA §284-A, 7 MRSA §284-B, 7 MRSA §318, 12 MRSA §1814, 12 MRSA §1838, 12 MRSA §1852, 30-A MRSA §7051

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /)- " to S.P, 739, L.D. 1823, "An Act to Respect and
Protect the Right to Food"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Protect the Right to Food'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 3 MRSA §902, sub-§l-B, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 153, §1, is amended
to read:
1-B. Edible landscaping, food forests and community gardens. The commission
shall arrange for and oversee the development and implementation of a plan to incorporate
food-producing plants, shrubs or trees into the landscaping of a portion of Capitol Park.
Use of edible Edible landscaping must be consistent with the evef&U plan for the park under
section 902-A, subsection 2 and is subject to available funding for the park,
The commission may seek and accept money and food-producing seeds, plants, shrubs or
trees from public and private sources for the development and maintenance of edible
landscaping throughout Capitol Park and may collaborate with local. state or regional
public or private entities with expertise in the design and maintenance of pennaculture,
edible landscaping, food forests or community gardens.
For the purposes of this subsection, "food forest" has the same meaning as in Title 7..sectjon
292, subsection I and "pennaculture" has the same meaning as in Title 7. section 292.
subsection 2.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2, sub-§6, ^D, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 677, §1, is amended to
read;
D, Focusing on collective responsibility to amplify the voices of persons experiencing
food insecurity; and
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Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §2, sub-§6, ^E, as enacted by PL 2021,c. 677, §1, is amended to
read:
E. Closing the equity gap in household food insecurity by addressing underlying
structural inequitiesT; and
See. 4. 7 MRSA §2, sub-§6, ^F is enacted to read:
F, Prgtectingjhe right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine. Article I,
Section 25.
Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §282, as amended by PL 2023, c. 420, §1, is further amended to
read:
§282. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms
have the following meanings.
1. Direct producer-to-consumer transaction. "Direct producer-to-consumer
transaction" means an exchange of food or food products directly between a food producer
and a consumer by barter, trade or purchase on the property or premises owned, leased or
rented by the food producer; at roadside stands, fundraisers, farmers' markets and
community social events; or through buying clubs, deliveries or community-supported
agriculture programs, herd-share agreements and other private arrangements,
1-A. Consumer. "Consumer" means an individual who acquires food or food products
directly from a food producer of the individual's choosing solely for consumption by the
individual or the individual's family,
2. Food or food products. "Food or food products" means food or food products that
are grown, produced, processed or prepared for human consumption, including, but not
limited to, vegetables, fruit, eggs, grain or grain products, herbs, seasonings or spices, milk
or milk products, meat or meat products, poultry or poultry products, fish or fish products,
seafood or seafood products, cider or juice, acidified foods e^ canned fruits or vegetables^
honey, nuts, maple products, condiments or any combination of those items, such as baked
goods, sandwiches or other meals, and that are provided in a direct producer-to-CQnsymer
transaction.
2-A. Food producer, "Foodjyoducer" means a person that provides directly to a
consumer food or food products that the person:
A. Grows, raises or produces; or
B. Grows, raises, produces or acquires from another source and then processes or
prepares in a kitchen.
For the purposes of this subsection, "kitchen" means a room, area. site or location where
food or food products are produced, processed or prepared for a direct producer-to-
7 consumer transaction.
8 2-B. Food sovereignty, "Food sovereignty" means the right of persons to healthy and
culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods
and the right of persons to define their own food and agriculture systems.
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RC&S 4. Traditional foodways. "Traditional foodways" means the cultural, social and
economic practices related to the production and consumption of food, including_the
conveyance of knowledge regarding food production, preservation, preparation and
presentation,
Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §283, first ^, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 314, §1, is amended to
read:
It is the policy of this State to encourage food self-sufficiency for its citizens. The
department State shall support policies that:
Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §283, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 314, §1, is amended to
read:
4. Self-reliance and personal responsibility. Promote self-reliance and personal
responsibility by ensuring the ability of individuals, families and other entities to prepare,
process, advertise and sell foods directly to customers intended solely for consumption by
the customers or their families; and
Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §283, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2017, c, 314, §1, is amended to
read:
5. Rural economic development. Enhance rural economic development and the
environmental and social wealth of rural communitiesT; and
Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §283, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Right to food. Protect the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine.
Article I, Section 25.
Sec. 10. 7 MRSA §283-A is enacted to read:
S283-A, Food sovereienty principles
The Legislature finds that advancing the principles of food sovereignty will furtherthe
preservation of rural life and values as set forth in section 1-B and Bl'otect the right to food
as declared in the Constitution_of Maine, Article I, Section 25. Food sovereientv:
1. Focuses on the people. Centers the right to sufficient. healthy and culturally
aoorooriate food for the peopleof the State in food. agriculture, livestock and fisheries
policies;
2. Values food producers. Values all those who grow, harvest and process food.
including women, small-scale farmers, herders, people who fish commercially. forest
dwellers, indigenous populations and agricultural, migrant and fisheries workers;
3. Localizes food systems. Brings food producers and consumers closer together so
they can make joint decisions on food issues that benefit and protect the people of the State;
4. Promotes local control. Respects the right of food producers to have control over
their land. seeds and water and protects natural resources for the people of the State;
5. Builds knowledge and skills. Values the sharing of local knowledge and skills that
have been passed down through generations to safeguard traditional foodways and enhance
sustainable food production, free from technologies that undennine bodily health andjvell:
being; and
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ROS^ <s- Works with nature. Focuses on production and harvesting methods that maximize
the contribution of ecosystems and improve the resiliency of local food systems in theface
of drought and_Qther extreme weather conditions.
Sec. 11. 7 MRSA §284, as amended by PL 2021,c.625,§3,is further amended to
read:
§284. Authority
Pursuant to the home rule authority granted to municipalities by Title 30-A, section
3001 and by the Constitution oflVIaine, Article VIII, Part Second, pursuant to the authority
granted to plantations by Title 30-A, section 7051, and notwithstanding any provision of
law regulating food in this Title or Title 22 to the contrary, except as contained in section
285, a municipality or plantation may adopt ordinances regarding traditional foodways and
direct producer-to-consumer transactions and the State shall recognize such ordinances by
not enforcing those laws or implementing rules with respect to those traditional foodways
or direct producer-to-consumer transactions that are governed by the ordinance.
Pursuant to the authority granted to county commissioners by Title 30-A, section 7505
and notwithstanding any provision of law regulating food in this Title or Title 22 to the
contrary, except as contained in section 285, a county may adopt ordinances regarding
traditional foodways and direct producer-to-consumer transactions within one or more
unorganized territories within that county and the State shall recognize such an ordinance
by not enforcing those laws or implementing rules with respect to those traditional
foodways or direct producer-to-consumer transactions that are governed by the ordinance.
Sec. 12. 7 MRSA §284-A is enacted to read:
S284-A. Application
The provisions of this chaDter a&tllyto_any local food ordinance adopted by a
municipality, plantation or county including those local food ordinances adopted prior to
October 31.2017.
Sec. 13. 7 MRSA §284-B is enacted to read:
S284-B. Construction
To advance food sovereignty. the principles of food sovereignty and the policy of the
State as set forth in this chapter, and to protect the right to food as declared in the
Constitution of Maine. Article I, Section 25, this chapter may not be construed to regyjre_a
specific form or framework for any ordinance regarding traditional foodways oi_djrect
producer-to-consumer transactions authorized pursuant to section 284.
In_accordance with Title 30-A, section 3001. subsections 1 and 3. any ordinance
regarding traditional foodways or direct producer-to-consumer transactions mustjbe
liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of that ordinance.
Sec. 14. 7 MRSA c. 8-G is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 8-G
9 MAINE VEGETABLE GARDEN PROTECTION ACT
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§291. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Vegetable Garden Protection Act. "
§292. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms
have the following meanings.
1. Food forest. "Food forest" means a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts
to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature.
2. Permaculture. "Permaculture" means sustainable landscape design and ecosystems
based on a diversified crop of perennial trees, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, weeds. fungi_and
root systems that weave together microclimate. annual and perennial plants. soils, water
management, wildlife and human needs into intricately connected, productive
communities,
3. Vegetable garden. "Vegetable garden" means any plot of ground or elevated soil
bed on residential propertv where annual or DerenniaLye^etables, herbs, fruits, flowers,
pollinator plants. Jeaf^ greens or other jood-Droducine plants are cultivated.
§293. Right to cultivate veeetable eardens
Pursuant to the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section
25, and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an individual has the right to
cultivate vegetable gardens on the individual's property or on the private umisei-ty of
another with the permission of the owner of that property, in any municipality, village,
plantation, county, unorganized territory or other political subdivision of this State.
§294. Permaculture, edible landscaping, food forests and community gardens
Pursuant to the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section
2fL any &olitical subdiyisiQn of the State may develop and implement ajnrofiram^ to promote
permaculture and establish edible landscaping, food forests and community gardens in
public spaces, including publicly owned properties, rights-of-wav. school grounds, parks
and parking lots.
A Boliticalsybdiyisjonofth^^ that develops and implements a program under this
section may seek and accept money from public and private _sources for.the deyelopment
mid maintenance ofpermaculture. edible landscapine, food forests or community gardens
and collaborate with local, state or regiojial pubiic_Q^^^^^^ the
deskn_and maintenance of permaculture. edible landscapine, food forests or community
gardens.
§295. No prohibition or regulation
5 Pursuant to the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section
25. and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State or any political
subdivision of^the_Slat^m^^^ not prohibit or regulate vegetable gardens. permaculture,
edible landscaping, food forests or community gardens in a manner inconsistent with this
chapter,
§296. Construction
This chapter may not be construed_to^ B!"ohibit__the adoption of an ordinance or
regulation, pursuant to the home rule authority granted to municipalities by the Constitution
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of Maine, Article VIII. Part Second, the powers granted to villages, plantations, counties
ROS 2 or other political subdivisions of the State by Title 30-A, the powers granted to the Maine
'3 Land Use Planning Commission by Title 12 and the powers granted to the Department of
Environmental Protection by Title 3 8, of a general nature that does not solely or specifically
applv to vegetable gardens, permaculture, edible landscaping, food forests or community
gardens, including, but not limited to. ordinances or regulations relating to setbacks, water
quality, plant and animal habitats, water use, fertilizer use, pesticide use or control of
invasive species, so long as the ordinance or regulation does not have the effect of
precluding vegetable gardens, pennaculture. edible landscaping, food forests or community
gardens in any. Bolitical subdivision of the State,
Sec. 15. 7 MRSA §318, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 167, §1, is further
amended by enacting at the end a new first blocked paragraph to read:
The panel, to the extent practicable, may give priority consideration to applications from
applicants who have a histoi-y of generational poverty or land dispossession in the United
States or from applicants who are veterans. For purposes of this subsection, "veteran"
means an individual who served in the United States Armed Forces and meets the definition
of "veteran" under 38 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 3.1 or who has served or is
currently serving in the Maine Army National Guard or Maine Air National Guard or the
Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 16. 12 MRSA §1814, as amended by PL 1999,c. 240, §1; PL 2011,c. 657, Pt.
W, §7; and PL 2013,c.405, Pt. A, §24, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1814. Conveyland
1. Generally. Consistent with section 598-A, the bureau may sell and convey lands
under this subchapter and improvements on those lands. With the consent of the Governor
and the commissioner and subject to the provisions of section 598-A, the bureaujnay
convey interests in lands or lease the same. Any lease to the Federal Government requires
the approval of the Legislatire. Any lease entered into must be canceled or revoked after
due notice of intention to cancel or revoke the lease by action of the bureau when the use
for which that lease was given has beenabandoned or materially modified or whenever the
conditions imnosed in any lease have been broken.
2. Lease for cultivating edible crops, hay or pastyrage for livestock. Pursuant to
the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I. Section 25. the bureau,
with the consent of the Governor and the commissioner and subject to the provisions_of
section 598-A, may lease the right to use parcels of land under this subchapter for purposes
of cultivatine edible crops, hay or pasturage for dairy animals or other livestock. Each
lease must contain a provision that authorizes the bureau to terminate the lease at anyljme
when the bureau in its sole discretion determineithat termination is in the best interests of
the State. The bureau may not issue any adjustment or compensation to any lesseejmder
this subsection on account of that termination. The bureau, to the extent practicable^m
establishing a lease under this subsection, may give priority consideration to individuals
with a history of generational poverty or land dispossession in the United States_oi_to
individuals who are veterans. For purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means_an
individual who served in the United States Armed Forces and meets the definition of
"veteran" under 38 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 3,1 or who has served or is
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currently serving in the Maine Army National Guard or Maine Air National Guard__or the
Reserves_ofthe United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 17. 12 MRSA §1838, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Lease for cultivating edible crops, hay or pasturaee for livestock. Pursuant to
the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section 25 and
consistent with section 598-A, the bureau, with the consent of the Governor and the
commissioner, may lease the ripht to use parcels of nonreserved public landjbr Bumoses
of cultivating edible crops. hay or pasturage for dairy animals or other livestock. Each
lease must contain a provision that authorizes the bureau to terminate the lease at any time
when the_bureau in its_so}^d^^^ termination is injhe best interests of
the State. The bureau may not issue any adjustment or compensation to any lessee under
this subsection on account of that termination. The bureau, to the extent practicable, in
establishing a lease under this subsection, may give priority consideration to individuals
with a history of generational poverty or land dispossession in the United States_or to
individuals who are veterans. For purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means an
individual who served in the United States Armed Forces and meets the definition of
"veteran" under 38 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 3.1 or who has served or is
currently _serymK in the_ Maine Army National Guard or Maine Air National Guard or the
Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §1852, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Lease for cultivatine edible crops, hay or pasturage for livestock. Pursuant to
the right to food as declared in _the Constitution of Maine, Article I. Section 25 and
consistent with section 598-A, the bureau, with the consent of the Governor and the
commissioner, may lease the right to use parcels of public_reseryed land for purposes of
cultivating edible crops, hay or pasturage for dairy animals or other livestock. Each lease
must contain a provision that authorizes the bureau to terminate the lease at any time when
the bureau in its sole discretion determines that terminatiomsin the best interests of the
State. The bureau may not issue any adjustment or compensation to any lessee under this
subsection on account of that termination. The bureau, to the extent practicable, in
establishing a lease under this subsection, may give priority consideration to individuals
with a history of generational povertyorland dispossession in the United States or to
individuals who are veterans. For purposes of this subsection. "veteran" means__an
individual who servedjn_the United States Armed Forces and meets the definition of
"veteran" under 38 Code of Federal Reeulations. Section 3.1 or who has served or is
currently serving in the Maine Army National Guard or Maine Air National Guard or the
Reserves of the United States Armed Forces,
Sec. 19. 30-A MRSA §7051, sub-§ll, as amended by PL 2021, c. 625, §5, is
further amended to read;
11. Ordinances. Chapter 141, but only with respect to animal control ordinances,
subject to Title 7, section 3950, the sale and use of consumer fireworks within the
plantation, subject to Title 8, section 223-A, the accumulation of garbage, refuse, rubbish
or trash or unwanted or discarded material of any kind or source on private property and
ordinances regarding traditional foodways and direct producer-to-consumer transactions
adopted in accordance with Title 7, chapter 8-F.
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Sec. 20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Human Services Division 0696
Initiative: Establishes one half-time Assistant Attorney General position dedicated to the
health inspection program within the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention effective September 1, 2024 and provides
funding for related All Other costs.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2023-24 2024-25
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 0.500
Personal Services $0 $64,969
All Other $0 $7,418
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $72,387
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2023-24 2024-25
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $72,387
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $72,387
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
Initiative: Provides funding from the General Fund to reimburse the Department of the
Attorney General for one half-time Assistant Attorney General position dedicated to the
health inspection program within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AllOther $0 $72,387
2930 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $72,387
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2023-24 2024-25
3536 GENERAL FUND $0 $72,387
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $72,387
SECTION TOTALS 2023-24 2024-25
4142 GENERAL FUND $0 $72,387
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $72,387
Hi RQS
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $144,774
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and
does the following.
1. It amends the law governing edible landscaping throughout Capitol Park to allow
collaboration with local, state or regional entities in developing and maintaining edible
landscaping.
2. It provides that strategies to end hunger in the State by 203 0 must include protecting
the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section 25.
3. It amends the Maine Food Sovereignty Act to:
A. Require the State, instead of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry, to support certain policies, including promoting self-reliance and personal
responsibility and enhancing rural economic development, and add as a policy
protecting the right to food as declared in the Constitution of Maine, Article I, Section
25;
B. Establish food sovereignty principles;
C, Apply the provisions of the Maine Food Sovereignty Act to all local food
ordinances, including those in place before that Act was enacted; and
D, Specify that the Maine Food Sovereignty Act does not require a specific form or
framework for local food ordinances.
4. It establishes the Maine Vegetable Garden Protection Act to:
A. Allow an individual to cultivate vegetable gardens on the individual's property or
on the private property of another with the permission of the owner of that property
anywhere in the State without interference;
B. Allow a municipality, county, village or plantation to develop and implement a
program to promote permaculture and to establish edible landscaping, food forests and
community gardens in public spaces, including publicly owned properties, rights-of-
way, school grounds, parks and parking lots, in collaboration with local, state or
regional public or private entities; and
C. Allow a municipality, county, village or plantation to adopt ordinances to regulate
matters related to the cultivation of vegetable gardens, permaculture, edible
landscaping, food forests and community gardens,
5. It requires the Maine Farms for the Future Program review panel, to the extent
practicable, to give priority to applications from applicants who have a history of
generational poverty or land dispossession in the United States or from applicants who are
veterans.
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6. It allows the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks
and Lands to lease land and parcels of land in parks and historic sites, nonreserved public
land and public reserved land for purposes of cultivating edible crops, hay or pasturage for
livestock, and allows that agency to give priority consideration in establishing those leases
to individuals with a histoiy of generational poverty or land dispossession in the United
States or to individuals who are veterans.
7. It clarifies that a plantation has the same powers and duties and is subject to the
same restrictions as a municipality with respect to ordinances regarding traditional
foodways and direct producer-to-consumer transactions under the Maine Food Sovereignty
Act.
The fiscal note on the amendment identifies certain requirements in the amendment as
a potential state mandate. In order to be a mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine,
a provision must require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as
to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenue. The committee finds that the
section of the amendment relating to the Maine Vegetable Garden Protection Act, the
provision the fiscal note identifies as potentially a mandate, does not require any expansion
or modification of activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenue.
FISCAL NOTE REQUmED
(See attached)
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/^
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential State Mandate - Unfunded
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General'Fund • $0 $72,387 $88,188 $83,678
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ' $0 $72,387 $88,188 $83,678
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $72,387 $88,188 $91,096
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated with the
minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time.
The collection of additional filling fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts,
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Requires municipalities to review ordinances for compliance with the Maine Municipality Insignificant
Vegetable Garden Protection Act. statewide
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. If the bill
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: (1) General Fund
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from
th'e funding requirement. If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local
units of government will not be required to implement the mandated activities.
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Fiscal Detail and Notes C /9 fe Oi~7$)
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Sendces, Maine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Inspection program of $72,387 in fiscal year 2024-25 to reimbu
the Office of the Attorney General for one 0.5 Assistant Attorney General position effective September 1, 2024 to
evaluate municipal ordinances, advise the program and address increased enforcement and litigation from the
provisions of the bill. The bill includes corresponding Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the Office of the
Attorney General for the position.
The bill allows the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to lease land in parks, historic sites,
nonreserved public land and public reserved land for certain uses. Some potential leases will involve certain
constitutional requirements for real estate held by the state. These leases will require legislative approval and will
result in additional Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the department.
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