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1 ME Rev Stat § 9 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §9. Compliance with certain conditions necessary for valid transfer

 §9. Compliance with certain conditions necessary for valid transfer In no event shall any transfer of legislative jurisdiction between the United States and this State take effect nor shall the Governor transmit any notice proposing such a transfer pursuant to section 8, subsection 2, unless in addition to the other requirements of law:   [PL 1985, c. 802, §2 (AMD).]1.  Title acquired by United States.  The United States of America has acquired title to such land.   [PL 1985, c. 802, §3 (AMD).] 2.  Jurisdiction of State to tax.  This State shall have jurisdiction to tax private persons, private transactions and private property, real and personal, resident, occurring or situated within such land or other area to the same extent that this State has jurisdiction to tax such persons, transactions and property resident, occurring or situated generally within this State.   3.  Service and execution of process.  Any civil or criminal process, lawfully issued by competent authority of this State or any of its subdivisions, may be served and executed within such land or other area to the same extent and with the same effect as such process may be served and executed generally within this State; provided only that the service and execution of such process within land or other areas over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction shall be subject to such rules and regulations issued by authorized officers of the Federal Government, or of any department, independent establishment or agency thereof, as may be reasonably necessary to prevent interference with the carrying out of federal functions.   4.  Jurisdiction of State and United States.  This State shall exercise over such land or other area the same legislative jurisdiction which it exercises over land or other areas generally within this State, except that the United States shall not be required to forego such measure of exclusive legislative jurisdiction as may be vested in or retained by it over such land or other area pursuant to sections 8 to 10, and without prejudice to the right of the United States to assert and exercise such concurrent legislative jurisdiction as may be vested in or retained by it over such land or other area.   SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 802, §§2,3 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 10 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §10. Legislative jurisdiction transferred by operation of law unimpaired

 §10. Legislative jurisdiction transferred by operation of law unimpaired Nothing in sections 8 to 10 shall be construed to prevent or impair any transfer of legislative jurisdiction to this State occurring by operation of law.
1 ME Rev Stat § 11 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §11. State processes executed in places ceded

 §11. State processes executed in places ceded Civil, criminal and military processes, lawfully issued by an officer of the State, may be executed in places ceded to the United States, over which a concurrent jurisdiction has been reserved for such purpose.
1 ME Rev Stat § 12 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §12. Governor may cede 10 acres or less to United States; compensation to owner

 §12. Governor may cede 10 acres or less to United States; compensation to owner The Governor, reserving such jurisdiction, may cede to the United States for purposes named in its Constitution any territory not exceeding 10 acres, but not including any highway; nor any public or private burying ground, dwelling house or meetinghouse, without consent of the owner. If compensation for land is not agreed upon, the estate may be taken for the intended purpose by payment of a fair compensation, to be ascertained and determined in the same manner as and by proceedings similar to those provided for ascertaining damages in locating highways, in Title 23, chapters 201 to 207.   [PL 1977, c. 564, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 771, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 13 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §13. Land for fortifications or navigation aids; taking and ceding to United States; compensation

 §13. Land for fortifications or navigation aids; taking and ceding to United States; compensation Whenever the public exigencies require it, the Governor may take in the name of the State, by purchase and deed, or in the manner denoted, any lands or rights-of-way, for the purpose of erecting, using or maintaining any fort, fortification, arsenal, military connection, way, railroad, lighthouse, beacon or other aid to navigation, with all necessary rights, powers and privileges incident to their use, and may deliver possession and cede the jurisdiction thereof to the United States, on such terms as are deemed expedient.   [PL 1975, c. 771, §2 (AMD).]The owner of any land or rights taken shall have a just compensation therefor, to be determined as prescribed in section 12, provided that application is made within 5 years after the land is taken.   SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 771, §2 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 14 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §14. Survey of land to be taken; filing and recording

 §14. Survey of land to be taken; filing and recording When the Governor determines that a public exigency requires the taking of any land or rights as provided for in section 13, the Governor shall cause the land to be surveyed, located and so described that it can be identified, and a plan thereof must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and there recorded. The filing of the plan vests the title to that land and rights in the State of Maine or the State's grantees, to be held during the pleasure of the State and, if transferred to the United States, during the pleasure of the United States.   [PL 2019, c. 475, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 771, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 475, §2 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 15 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §15. Consent of Legislature to acquisition of land by United States for public buildings; record of conveyances

 §15. Consent of Legislature to acquisition of land by United States for public buildings; record of conveyances In accordance with the Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section VIII, Clause 17, and Acts of Congress in such cases provided, the consent of the Legislature is given to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, of any land in this State required for the erection of lighthouses or for sites for customhouses, courthouses, post offices, arsenals or other public buildings, or for any other purposes of the government, except for the designation of property as a national monument pursuant to 54 United States Code, Section 320301 (2015). Deeds and conveyances or title papers for the same must be recorded upon the land records of the county or registry district in which the land so conveyed may lie; and in like manner may be recorded a sufficient description by metes and bounds, courses and distances, of any tracts and legal divisions of any public lands belonging to the United States set apart by the general government for either of the purposes before mentioned, by an order, patent or other official paper so describing such land.   [PL 2015, c. 458, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 458, §1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 15-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §15-A. Consent of Legislature for federal radioactive waste storage facilities (REPEALED)

 §15-A. Consent of Legislature for federal radioactive waste storage facilities (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 519, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 381, §1 (RP).
1 ME Rev Stat § 16 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §16. Property not to be taxed

 §16. Property not to be taxed Lands with the tenements and appurtenances acquired for the purposes mentioned in section 15 shall be and continue exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, assessment or other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of this State, so far as the taxation of such property is prohibited under the Constitution and laws of the United States, so long as the said lands shall remain the property of the United States, and no longer.
1 ME Rev Stat § 17 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §17. Acquisition of land by United States where owner disabled or unwilling; proceedings

 §17. Acquisition of land by United States where owner disabled or unwilling; proceedings Whenever, upon application of an authorized agent of the United States, it is made to appear to the Superior Court that the United States desires to purchase a tract of land and the right of way thereto, within the State, for the erection of a lighthouse, beacon light, range light or light keeper's dwelling, forts, batteries or other public buildings, and that any owner is a minor, or is mentally ill, or is from any cause incapable of making perfect title to said lands, or is unknown, or a nonresident, or from disagreement in price or any other cause refuses to convey such land to the United States, said court shall order notice of said application to be published in some newspaper in the county where such land lies, if any, otherwise in a paper in this State nearest to said land, once a week for 3 weeks, which notice shall contain an accurate description of said land, with the names of the supposed owners, provable in the manner required for publications of notice in Title 14, and shall require all persons interested in said land on a day specified in said notice to file their objections to the proposed purchase. At the time so specified said court shall empanel a jury, in the manner provided for the trial of civil actions, to assess the value of said land at its fair market value and all damages sustained by the owner of such land by reason of such appropriation. Such amount when so assessed, with the entire costs of said proceedings, shall be paid into the treasury of said county, and thereupon the sheriff thereof, upon the production of the certificate of the treasurer that said amount has been paid, shall execute to the United States and deliver to its agent a deed of said land, reciting the proceedings in said cause, which deed shall convey to the United States a good and absolute title to said land against all persons. The money paid into such county treasury shall there remain until ordered to be paid out by a court of competent jurisdiction.
1 ME Rev Stat § 18 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §18. Treasurer receiving money to give bond

 §18. Treasurer receiving money to give bond The court directing the money to be paid to a county treasurer, in accordance with sections 15 to 17, shall require of such treasurer a bond in double the amount ordered to be paid to him, with 2 or more sufficient sureties, or with a surety company, as surety, to be approved by said court. Such bonds shall be payable to the people of the State of Maine, for the use of such persons, severally, as are entitled to said money, and shall be approved and filed with the clerk of said court before payment of the money to the treasurer.
1 ME Rev Stat § 19 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §19. Consent to certain acts of United States coast survey

 §19. Consent to certain acts of United States coast survey Persons employed under the Government of the United States in the coast survey may enter on any land in the State and erect thereon such buildings and do such other acts as the objects of the survey require.
1 ME Rev Stat § 20 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §20. Compensation to owners for use of land

 §20. Compensation to owners for use of land If satisfactory compensation is not made to the owner by the officers or agents of the United States under whose direction such lands are taken, he may make complaint to the county commissioners who, after not less than 14 days' notice to the parties of the time and place of hearing, shall view the premises, hear the parties and assess the damages sustained by the taking of the land for said purposes, including the time during which it will be required for such use, as if the land were taken for highway purposes under Title 23, chapter 3, order them to be paid at such time as they direct and award costs to the prevailing party.   [PL 1975, c. 431, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 431, §1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 21 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §21. Report of county commissioners filed with Superior Court; motion for new trial

 §21. Report of county commissioners filed with Superior Court; motion for new trial The commissioners shall file in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court a report of their doings, which shall be conclusive upon the parties, unless one of them within 30 days files in court his motion for a new trial, which after due notice to the opposite party may for due cause be granted, to be had in said court.
1 ME Rev Stat § 22 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §22. Tender of amends; costs

 §22. Tender of amends; costs The person entering upon land as provided in section 19 may tender to the party injured sufficient amends, and if the damages finally assessed do not exceed the tender, judgment shall be rendered against the owner for costs. Costs recovered by the prevailing party shall be taxed as in case of appeal from judgments of the District Court.
1 ME Rev Stat § 23 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §23. Injury to works (REPEALED)

 §23. Injury to works (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 696, §1 (RP).
1 ME Rev Stat § 24 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §24. Right of entry on lands

 §24. Right of entry on lands All persons employed in the work of topographic mapping under the law are authorized to enter and cross all lands within the State, provided that in so doing no damage shall be done to private property.
1 ME Rev Stat § 25 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §25. Topographic mapping

 §25. Topographic mapping The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources has charge of topographic mapping on behalf of the State. The Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources is authorized and directed to enter into such agreements with the Director of the United States Geological Survey as will ensure the progress of the work in an efficient and economical manner.   [PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 481, §A1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §E32 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 556, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 26 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §26. Leases of right to take kelp on submerged lands (REPEALED)

 §26. Leases of right to take kelp on submerged lands (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 418 (RP).
1 ME Rev Stat § 27 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §27. Title to certain islands

 §27. Title to certain islands The title to all islands located in great ponds within the State and title to all islands located in the sea within the jurisdiction of the State, except such as have been previously granted away by the State or are now held in private ownership, shall remain in the State and not be sold.   [PL 1965, c. 226, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 226, §1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 28 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §28. Usurpation of jurisdiction by foreign power; overt acts in State (REPEALED)

 §28. Usurpation of jurisdiction by foreign power; overt acts in State (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 696, §2 (RP).
1 ME Rev Stat § 29 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION|1 §29. Consent not given for high-level radioactive waste deep geological repository

 §29. Consent not given for high-level radioactive waste deep geological repository Notwithstanding any other provisions of chapter 1 or any other provision of law, the State does not consent to the acquisition by the United States, or any agent, agency or person acting under its authority or direction, of any interest in land or waters within the State to be used for the exploration, siting, construction or operation of a repository for the deep geological disposal of high-level waste, and does not cede any legislative jurisdiction over lands or waters acquired by or on behalf of the United States for such purposes.   [PL 1985, c. 802, §4 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 802, §4 (NEW).
1 ME Rev Stat § 73 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 3: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION|1 §73. Majority

 §73. Majority The common law rule that a person is a minor to the age of 20 is abrogated and persons 18 years of age or over are declared to be of majority for all purposes.   [PL 1971, c. 598, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 433, §8 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 598, §8 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 74 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 3: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION|1 §74. Revision authorized

 §74. Revision authorized The following revisions to the laws of Maine are authorized:   [PL 1977, c. 78, §1 (NEW).]1.  References to Executive Council in public laws.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after January 4, 1977, wherever in any public law, whether allocated to the Maine Revised Statutes or not, the words "Executive Council" and "council" used as an abbreviation for Executive Council, or any other reference to the Executive Council appear, the public laws shall read as if those words were not contained in that public law. This section shall not affect any application of any public law prior to January 4, 1977. The Revisor of Statutes may assist any republication of any public law after January 4, 1977, to ensure deletion of any reference in that public law to the Executive Council.   [PL 1985, c. 737, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).] 2.  References to Executive Council in private and special laws.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after January 4, 1977, wherever in any private and special law the words "Executive Council" and "council" used as an abbreviation for Executive Council, or any other reference to the Executive Council appear the private and special law shall read as if those words were not contained in that law. This section shall not affect any application of any private and special law prior to January 4, 1977. The Revisor of Statutes may assist any republication of any private and special law after January 4, 1977, to ensure deletion of any reference to the Executive Council.   [PL 1985, c. 737, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 78, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 737, §B1 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 91 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 4: STATUTORY MAINTENANCE|1 §91. Definitions

 §91. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]1.  Conflicting enactments.  "Conflicting enactments" means multiple enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments, or any combination of these actions, that affect the same statutory unit and that have been adopted by multiple Acts passed within one legislative session or within a regular legislative session and any special sessions preceding the next regular legislative session that do not refer to each other.   [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Executive director.  "Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Legislative Council appointed under Title 3, section 162.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).] 3.  Revisor.  "Revisor" means the Revisor of Statutes, or the person under Title 3, section 162 who is responsible for the form and format of legislative instruments.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).] 4.  Revisor's change.  "Revisor's change" means a change made in the course of update under the authority of section 93.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).] 5.  Revisor's report.  "Revisor's report" means the post-update report made by the revisor pursuant to section 95. This report may be cited as Revisor's Report 19XX, c. X, §X, Revisor's Report 2XXX, c. X, §X, RR 19XX, c. X, §X or RR 2XXX, c. X, §X.   [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. D, §2 (AMD).] 6.  Revision clause.  "Revision clause" means a section of a law that is not allocated to the Maine Revised Statutes and that changes a term throughout the laws and instructs the revisor to implement the revision as part of update.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).] 7.  Statutory unit.  "Statutory unit" means a title, subtitle, part, subpart, chapter, subchapter, article, subarticle, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, division or subdivision of the laws of Maine.   [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).] 8.  Update.  "Update" means the process by which enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments from a legislative session or sessions are integrated into the statutory data base of the Maine Revised Statutes.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 471, §D2 (AMD).
1 ME Rev Stat § 92 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 4: STATUTORY MAINTENANCE|1 §92. Statutory data base; update

 §92. Statutory data base; update The executive director shall ensure that the legislative staff maintains a statutory data base that contains the text of the Maine Revised Statutes and the appropriate history of each statutory unit.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]The revisor shall update the statutory data base at least annually after the close of each regular legislative session and may update the data base more frequently.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]The Legislative Council shall adopt policies governing access to and publication of the data contained in the statutory data base.   [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).