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Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 35 - BROWNTAIL MOTH MITIGATION FUND › Section 669-35-5 - ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Eligible activities are those activities that may help reduce
				  the impacts of browntail moth including, but not limited to, activities that
				  support or implement:
1. Physical
				controls such as removal and destruction of overwintering webs,
2. Pesticide treatments,
3. Cultural controls such as taking actions
				to limit exposure, reduce habitat or attraction, and
4. Education.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 35 - BROWNTAIL MOTH MITIGATION FUND › Section 669-35-6 - ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Grantee must
				enter a formal agreement with the Department and be a State of Maine Vendor.
				Work performed prior to a fully executed agreement with the Department is not
				eligible for reimbursement and will not be reimbursed by the Browntail Moth
				Mitigation Fund.
B. Grantee must
				maintain an accurate record of expenditures and activities and must provide
				reports as outlined in the request for applications and the executed
				agreement.
C. Funds may only be
				used consistent with the terms of the executed agreement.
D. The Department will disburse funds on a
				reimbursement basis only, for work conducted within the agreement period and
				consistent with terms of the agreement, and after verifying
				expenditures.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 501 - USE OF OUTDOOR FIREPLACES AND GRILLS › Section 669-501-1 - CONTINUED USE OF OUTDOOR FIREPLACES AND CHARCOAL GRILLS DURING A FIRE BAN

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Scope and Purpose
Under Title 12, M.R.S.A., Chapter 807, the Governor may, by
				  proclamation, ban outdoor fires as considered necessary. The chapter also
				  permits the governor to allow licensed camping facilities and certain public
				  campsites to continue outdoor fireplace and charcoal grill use during a ban,
				  provided they fully comply with fire safety criteria and procedures established
				  by the Bureau. The purpose of Section 1 is to establish the specific safety
				  standards that must be met, and the process that eligible campsites follow, to
				  obtain a certificate permitting continued use of outdoor fireplaces and
				  charcoal grills during a fire ban.
2.
Definitions
A. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Forestry,
				Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
B. "Director" means the Director of the
				Bureau of Forestry or delegate.
C.
				"Eligible Campsite" means a "licensed camping facility" or a "certain public
				campsite." A "licensed camping facility" is a recreational camp or camping area
				licensed by the Department of Human Services, under Title 22, M.R.S.A., Chapter
				562. "Certain public campsites" is any camping facility under the jurisdiction
				of the State of Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or
				the Baxter State Park Authority, per Title 12 M.R.S.A., Chapter 807.
D. "Exemption Certificate" is a written
				confirmation from the Director approving the owner-operator's application and
				statement certifying compliance with the requirements of this rule, and
				permitting continued use of fireplace and grills during fire bans.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 501 - USE OF OUTDOOR FIREPLACES AND GRILLS › Section 669-501-2 - GENERAL FIRE PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR FIREPLACE AND CHARCOAL GRILL USE WHEN A BAN IS NOT IN PLACE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Scope,
				Purpose, and Applicability
A.
Scope and Purpose
. Under Title 12 M.R.S.A. Chapter 807, with few
				exceptions, fire permits are required for all outdoor fires on state,
				municipal, or private lands within Maine. The purpose of Section 2. is to
				establish fire safety standards and the process that facilities covered by this
				section may follow to obtain a general fire permit, in lieu of a single-use
				fire permit, for outdoor fireplace and charcoal grill use. Sites with general
				fire pen-nits are not automatically exempted from a Governor's Proclamation
				banning outdoor fires.
B.
Applicability
. Section 2 applies to licensed camping facilities in
				unorganized towns, public and municipal campsites statewide, public and
				municipal outdoor facilities with fireplaces or charcoal grills statewide, and
				other non-residential campsites statewide. Per Title 12 M.R.S.A. Chapter 802,
				Section 2 does not apply to residential use of fireplaces and grills,
				recreational fires when the ground is covered with snow, and fireplaces and
				grills in a recreational camp or camping area licensed by the Department of
				Health and Human Services located in organized towns, which are exempt from
				fire pen-nit requirements.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 501 - USE OF OUTDOOR FIREPLACES AND GRILLS › Section 669-501-3 - WAIVER OF RULE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any party governed by this rule may ask the Bureau to waive
				  one or more requirements of the rule. The request must be in writing, describe
				  the reasons for the request and alternative measures, and explain how a waiver
				  would be consistent with the purposes of this rule and permitted under existing
				  state statutes. The Director will review the request, and may inspect the site
				  or ask for public comment, before issuing a written decision on the
				  request.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 669 - BUREAU OF FORESTRY (MAINE FOREST SERVICE) › Chapter 501 - USE OF OUTDOOR FIREPLACES AND GRILLS › Appendix 669-501-A - Fire Safety Requirements for Outdoor Fireplaces and Charcoal Grills

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Fireplace and Charcoal Grill
				Use
1. All surface fuels surrounding,
				the fireplace or charcoal grill must be removed to mineral soil for a distance
				equal to the diameter of the fireplace or grill. (Example: a 24 inch diameter
				fireplace must have a 24 inch wide mineral strip surrounding the entire
				fireplace.)
2. For charcoal grills
				on a stand or above ground level, the mineral strip must encircle the grill and
				the mineral strip width must be 1 1/2. times the above ground height of the
				grill. (Example: A Charcoal grill on a 3 foot stand must have a mineral strip 4
				1/2 feet wide surrounding the grill.)
3. No accumulation of litter or other
				combustible materials may be present in the mineral strip area.
4. There must be no overhanging branches
				closer than 15 feet from the fireplace or grill, and the 15 foot area
				immediately surrounding the fireplace or grill must be kept mowed of grass and
				cleared of underbrush which could spread a forest fire.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY › Section 670-2-2 - RULES FOR RECREATIONAL USES AND ACCESS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
2.1
REGISTRATION
Each party intending to camp overnight at an Allagash
				  Wilderness Waterway campsite must register at the first opportunity at a North
				  Maine Woods control station, an AWW Ranger Station, or with an AWW
				  ranger.
2.2
CAMPING
A. Visitors shall pay
				any fees charged by the Bureau.
B.
				Camping is prohibited except at authorized campsites. Authorized campsites are
				identified by signs and indicated in the Bureau's Waterway brochure. Campsites
				consist of one or more individual cells each including a picnic table and a
				fireplace.
C. Camping is prohibited
				in parking areas, except camping will be allowed from October 1 to May 15 in
				the parking area at Chamberlain Thoroughfare, with the exception noted in
				section E.l, and October 1 to November 30 in the parking area at Umsaskis
				Thoroughfare.
D. Camping will be
				allowed on consecutive nights on any campsite if, in the judgment of the
				Bureau, as represented by its authorized employees, such use is not an
				inconvenience to other users of the Waterway.
E.
WINTER CAMPING AT CHAMBERLAIN
				THOROUGHFARE AND KELLOGG BROOK
1.
				Winter camping in the Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area and the Kellogg
				Brook site will not be permitted from the first Sunday in December to the
				second Saturday in December. All camping equipment must be removed from the
				parking area and Kellogg Brook site during this period. Any camping equipment
				remaining in the Chamberlain Thoroughfare parking area or Kellogg Brook site is
				subject to removal by the Bureau, at the owner's expense. The Chamberlain
				Thoroughfare parking area and Kellogg Brook site will be open to campers from
				8:00 a.m. on the second Saturday in December to May 15.
2. Camping spaces in the Chamberlain
				Thoroughfare parking area and the Kellogg Brook site will be allotted on a
				first-come, first-served basis until the campground capacity is reached.
				Registration takes place at the Chamberlain Thoroughfare Bridge ranger station,
				beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the second Saturday in December. No camping equipment
				shall be left onsite without first registering.
3. One self-contained camping unit will be
				allowed per site.
4. Unregistered
				campers must register with the Waterway ranger upon arrival at Chamberlain
				Thoroughfare.
5. Full payment of
				the required fee will be due at the time of registration.
6. Assignment, subletting, and commercial use
				of campsites are not allowed.
F. Winter camping may be allowed off
				authorized campsites by special activity permit issued by the Waterway
				Superintendent.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY › Section 670-2-3 - TIMBER HARVESTING/HERBICIDE TREATMENT/NEW CONSTRUCTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.1
TIMBER HARVESTING
A. A management plan for all forest
				operations within the Waterway must be submitted to the Bureau of Forestry on
				the appropriate section(s) of the Forest Operation Notification.
B. Forestry Operations in Visible Areas must
				receive the prior written approval of the Bureau of Parks and Lands. Maps of
				Visible Areas are available from the Bureau of Parks and Lands.
C. Standards for timber harvesting in the
				Visible Area of the Waterway and associated road construction are presented in
				section 3.2 of these rules. Timber harvesting approval for the remainder of the
				Waterway within the One-Mile Zone is not required, but the Bureau must receive
				prior notification of plans to harvest.
D. Harvesting in Visible Areas that exceeds
				the standards, can only take place to remove trees that are dead, dying, or
				damaged by natural causes, or is the sole economically feasible silvicultural
				alternative. Such proposed harvesting must be reviewed in the field by Bureau
				staff with landowner representatives in order to determine the impact on the
				natural character of the Visible Area, as well as the ramifications of
				disapproval. In such cases, additional information may be requested of the
				applicant to justify exceeding the standards.
E. For harvesting in the Waterway outside of
				the visible area, submission of the appropriate section(s) of the Forest
				Operations Notification will serve as notification by the landowner of plans to
				harvest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM › Section 670-3-I - GENERAL

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
PURPOSE
The waterway marking system of this State, "Maine State Aids
				  To Navigation System (M.S.A.T.N.S.)," has been developed to guide the
				  watercraft operator by:
1. Delineating
				safe boating channels;
2.
				Indicating the presence of either natural or artificial obstructions and
				hazards;
3. Marking restricted or
				controlled areas;
4. Providing
				directions.
The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall decide
				  when, in his/her opinion, hazards to navigation exist and mark the waters of
				  the State, within the resources and funds available, by placement of aids to
				  navigation and regulatory markers on the waters consistent with the rules
				  provided in Title 12 MRSA §1894.
The Director, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands , as
				  authorized by Title 12 MRSA §1894, adopts the following Rules and
				  Regulations.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM › Section 670-3-II - REGULATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
EFFECTS OF REGULATIONS
The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands may make rules
				  for the uniform marking of the water areas of this State not otherwise
				  regulated, through the placement of aids to navigation and regulatory markers.
				  No city, county or person shall mark the waters of this State in any manner
				  conflicting with the marking system prescribed by the Director of the Bureau of
				  Parks and Lands.
B.
VIOLATIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
Whoever violates any of the rules and regulations or any
				  notices posted by the Bureau of Parks and Lands at public boat launch
				  facilities, or who willfully mutilates, defaces or destroys any notice,
				  monument or marker lawfully erected within or adjoining the borders of these
				  public facilities shall be guilty of a Class E Crime.
Whoever marks waters contrary to the rules established by
				  the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall be guilty of a Class E
				  crime.
Whoever moors a watercraft to any buoy, beacon or permanent
				  structure placed by the State or any organization authorized to place markers
				  by permit in waters of this State, or in any manner makes fast thereto, shall
				  be guilty of a Class E crime.
Whoever intentionally destroys, defaces, damages, moves off
				  station or sinks any buoy, beacon or marking device either floating on the
				  waters of the State or permanently fixed to the land or structures adjacent to
				  the water areas of the State, placed by the State, or any organization
				  authorized to place markers by permit, shall be guilty of a Class E
				  crime.
C.
DISTRICT
				AND SUPERIOR COURTS HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
The District Court and the Superior Court shall have
				  concurrent jurisdiction in all prosecutions under any provision of this
				  chapter. Any person arrested as a violator of said chapter may be taken before
				  the District Court in the division where the offense was committed, or in any
				  adjoining division. Jurisdiction in such cases is granted to the District Court
				  to be exercised in the same manner as if the offense had been committed in that
				  division.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM › Section 670-3-III - SYSTEM OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION & WATERWAY MARKERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Maine State Aids To Navigation System (M.S.A.T.N.S.) has
				  been developed to guide the watercraft operators on waters of this
				  State.
State waterway markers shall not normally be placed within
				  the Water Safety Zone (200 feet or less from any shoreline), except when
				  marking channels or hazards to navigation in critical high traffic areas.
				  Floating State waterway markers normally will mark hazards covered by less than
				  four (4) feet of water at low water during the boating season. (Typically from
				  Memorial Day to October 1st each year.)
The M.S.A.T.N.S. consists of five (5) types of
				  markers:
1. Lateral types of Aids to
				Navigation;
2. Safe water
				markers;
3. Inland waters
				obstruction markers;
4. Regulatory
				and Information markers;
5. Other
				waterway Marking Devices and Waterborne Structures.
1. Lateral type aids to navigation mark
				defined channels. They define the port and starboard sides of a route to be
				followed and their most frequent use is to mark the sides of a channel. The
				coloring and numbering of Lateral aids are determined by their position with
				respect to the navigable channel, as such channels are entered and followed
				upstream or toward the head of navigation. There are two (2) distinctively
				colored aids used to indicate the sides of a channel.
a. Solid Colored GREEN Aids (All Green Can)
				shall indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the left (port side) of a
				watercraft when proceeding upstream or returning from the main water body. Go
				between all-green aid and a companion all-red aid. The green aid is used
				together with the all-red aid to mark the entrance of a channel. While
				traversing the remainder of said channel, all-green aids shall be kept on the
				same side of the watercraft as indicated by placement of aids at the entrance
				to the channel.
b. Solid Colored
				RED Aids (All Red Nun) shall indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the
				right (starboard side) of a watercraft when proceeding upstream or returning
				from the main water body.
Go between all-red aid and a companion all-green aid. The
				  red aid is used together with the all-green aid to mark the entrance of a
				  channel. While traversing the remainder of said channel, all-red aids shall be
				  kept on the same side of the watercraft as indicated by placement of aids at
				  the entrance of the channel.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM › Section 670-3-IV - SPECIFICATIONS PERTINENT TO THE MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
SIZE, SHAPE, MATERIAL AND
				CONSTRUCTION OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION AND WATERWAY MARKERS
: the size,
				shape, material and construction of all markers, both fixed and floating, shall
				be such as to be observable under normal conditions of visibility at a distance
				such that the significance of the markers or aids will be recognizable before
				the observer is in danger.
B.
NUMBERS, LETTERS OR WORDS ON MARKERS
1. Numbers, letters or words on an aid to
				navigation or regulatory marker shall be placed in a manner to enable them to
				be clearly visible to an approaching or passing watercraft. They shall be block
				style, well-proportioned and as large as the available space permits. Numbers
				and letters on red or green backgrounds shall be white, numbers and letters on
				white backgrounds shall be black. All markers shall be conspicuously numbered
				for identification purposes.
2. On
				Lateral (channel) markers, ODD numbers shall be used to identify solid colored
				green markers; EVEN numbers shall be used to identify solid colored red
				markers.
All numbers shall increase in an upstream direction or
				  toward the head of navigation whenever this is reasonably definable (odd to
				  left or port - even to right or starboard). On waterways where the head of
				  navigation is not reasonably definable, marker numbers shall be assigned at the
				  discretion of the Bureau and/or Permittee.
3. Numbers shall be required on all
				navigational aids or regulatory markers. For uniformity, this number shall be
				near the top of floating markers and in the lower right hand part of sign
				markers. Numbers shall be a minimum of two (2) inches in height.
4. A mooring buoy may bear ownership
				identification provided that the manner and placement of the identification
				does not detract from the meaning intended to be conveyed by the color code
				(scheme).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 3 - MAINE STATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM › Section 670-3-V - PRIVATE PERMITTED WATERWAY MARKERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
AUTHORIZATION
: To place any navigational aid or regulatory marker
				on, in, or near waters of this State, written authorization must first be
				obtained through the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
				Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands, under its State Permit System.
The provisions of the above paragraph shall not apply to
				  aids to navigation under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard, nor
				  to those aids and markers which come under the political subdivision paragraphs
				  of this section.
B.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AUTHORITY
: Title 12 MRSA §1894; If the
				Bureau of Parks and Lands, after written request from the governing body of any
				city or town, either declines to mark a waterway or is unable to mark a
				waterway, then the governing body of the city or town may mark hazards to
				boating on that waterway within its jurisdiction. The Bureau of Parks and Lands
				shall be deemed to have declined to mark a particular waterway if the Bureau
				does not respond to a written request within thirty (30) days of its receipt.
The Bureau of Parks and Lands may at any time reverse a
				  decision not to mark a certain waterway or portion of that waterway and replace
				  any existing markings in accordance with the rules of uniform marking
				  promulgated by the Bureau.
C.
PRIVATE PERMITTED NAVIGATIONAL AIDS
				AND REGULATORY MARKERS
: A Lake Association, organization or political
				subdivision may be authorized by State Permit to construct, place, and maintain
				aids to navigation and/or regulatory markers in/on State waters.
Those desiring a State Permit must comply with the following
				  regulations:
1. Obtain form WM-11 from
				the State Bureau of Parks and Lands, Navigational Aids Program;
2. All markers must conform to the Maine
				State Aids To Navigation System Rules and Regulations; Regulations governing
				specific markers can be found in Section III and IV of these
				Regulations.
3.
Inspection
- All permitted waterway markers shall be maintained in
				proper condition and location, or be replaced or removed. The organization
				shall inspect the location and condition of markers regularly, at least every
				three (3) weeks, to assure they are in position, and keep a record of these
				verifications. Failure to keep written verifications shall be sufficient reason
				for the cancellation of this permit and removal of markers.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING BOATING FACILITIES › Section 670-4-1 - Scope and Purpose

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Under Title 12, M.R.S.A., Chapter 220, the Bureau of Parks
				  and Lands, Boating Division, is authorized to establish rules it determines
				  necessary to protect and preserve public facilities or conditions expressed in
				  deeds of trust for public facilities, and to protect public safety. The rules
				  apply to any person using State boat launching facilities or waters immediately
				  surrounding the facilities.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING BOATING FACILITIES › Section 670-4-2 - Rules for conduct at boat launching facilities

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. No person shall tie up or leave any boat
				in the area around any launching ramps, floats or docks, except when loading or
				unloading cargo and/or passengers, or where otherwise allowed by posted
				official notice.
B. Camping or
				other overnight stays at the launching facility are not allowed.
C. Wheeled vehicles, including trailers,
				shall be parked only in designated places.
D. Fires are not permitted except in
				fireplaces provided by the bureau.
E. The use of alcoholic beverages or
				controlled substances is prohibited. Disorderly conduct, including, but not
				limited to, indecent acts, intoxication or coarse language is
				prohibited.
F. Removing, injuring
				or damaging any parts of the facility including plants, land, structures, or
				natural conditions at the launching facility is prohibited.
G. Discharging wastes of any kind, including
				but not limited to soaps, detergents, and refuse is prohibited. Washing
				vehicles, boats and laundry is prohibited.
H. Storage of boats, trailers, vehicles,
				equipment, ice shacks, and other property at the launching facility is
				prohibited.
I. Swimming from docks,
				floats, boat launching ramps and areas posted "no swimming" is
				prohibited.
J. Other uses of the
				launching facility and parking areas, including, but not limited to, commercial
				use, non-boating related use, and fishing tournament use of the facilities, are
				allowed only by special activity permit from the bureau director.
K. The use of boat launching facilities and
				parking areas between sunset and sunrise for purposes other than fishing or the
				launching and retrieving of boats is prohibited.
L. Pet owners must clean up any fecal
				deposits left by their pets.
M.
				Posting advertisements or other notices not approved by the bureau is
				prohibited.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LUNCH AND CAMPSITES IN THE PENOBSCOT CORRIDOR, LOBSTERLAKE, AND CHESUNCOOKLAKE › DESIGNATED CAMPING AND LUNCH SITES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upper West Branch Penobscot (Seboomook Dam to Chesuncook
				  Lake)
Roll Dam (4 sites - 1 group site)
Burbank (2 sites)
Thoreau's Island (1 site)
Halfway House (1 site - 1 group site)
Big Ragmuff (2 sites)
Lone Pine (1 site)
Big Island South (1 site)
Ouellettes (1 site)
Smart's (1 site)
Driving camps (1 site - 1 group site)
Big Island North (1 site)
The Pines (2 sites)
Little Ragmuff (1 site)
Pine Stream (1 site)
Boom House ( 1 site - 1 group site)
Lobster Lake
Ogden Cove (2 sites)
Ogden North (1 site)
Ogden Point (1 site)
Ogden South (1 site)
Boy Scout (1 site)
Jackson Cove (1 group site)
Little Cove (2 sites)
Little Claw (1 site)
Big Claw (1 site - 1 group site)
Chesuncook Lake
Gero Island (3 sites - 1 group site)
Longley Stream (1 site)
Cunningham Brook (2 sites)
Sandy Point (2 sites)
Red Brook (1 site)
Mouser Island (3 sites)
Cardiser Point (1 site - 1 group site)
Lower West Branch (Ripogenus Gorge to Ambejejus
				  Falls)
Horserace Brook: 1 group site - 10 sites
Salmon Point: 1 site - 1 group site
Abol Falls (2 sites)
Debsconeag Falls (1 site)
Debsconeag Deadwater boat landing (1 site)
Little Omaha Beach (2 sites)
Omaha Beach (3 sites - 1 group site)
Lower West Branch designated lunch sites only
Horserace Brook
Salmon Point
Log Cable Crossing
Bateau take out
Abol Ledges
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-1 - DESCRIPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules set forth the Bureau's procedures for making
					 grants-in-aid to political subdivisions for the construction and/or maintenance
					 of snowmobile trails.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-2 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any political subdivision (hereinafter referred to as "the
					 applicant") is eligible to apply for these grants for main artery or regionally
					 significant trails connecting communities together.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-4 - REIMBURSEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The amount of all grants is subject to
				  funds available. If the trail is solely within the boundaries of the
				  applicant's jurisdiction, reimbursement may be up to but not exceed 50% of the
				  applicant's eligible costs. It is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate
				  to the Bureau's satisfaction the value of the project and a justification of
				  its costs. The Bureau will evaluate each application based upon the locality,
				  amount of use, length of the trail (mileage), the applicant's trail maintenance
				  history; normal snowfall, length of season, topography and the effect the
				  project has on the overall trail system.
2. If the trail extends beyond the boundaries
				  of the applicant, crosses town or township lines, or if two or more political
				  subdivisions are working together to build and/or maintain a trail system that
				  the Bureau determines to be of regional significance and that contributes to a
				  statewide system of high quality, main artery trails, reimbursement may be up
				  to but not exceed 70% of the applicant's eligible costs.
3. The following expenses of a project
				  approved by the Bureau are eligible for partial reimbursement:
(1) Administrative costs incurred in
				  obtaining land use permits, preparation of grant material and required
				  environmental permits;
(2) Actual
				  expenditures for the development of new trails including those related to
				  facilities such as parking lots, bridges, culverts and gates; and
(3) Expenditures for trail maintenance,
				  including but not necessarily limited to, winter grooming of the trail, plowing
				  of parking areas, sign maintenance, brush removal and rental of equipment used
				  in trail maintenance in accordance with the established Trail Maintenance
				  Reimbursement Rates chart.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-5 - PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All applications
				  will be processed and reviewed in the order received.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-6 - RETURN OF APPLICATION/AGREEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon approval of an application, the Bureau will return
					 one fully-executed original to the Applicant.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-7 - REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Requests for
				  reimbursement may be submitted monthly, quarterly or once at the end of the
				  season. In order to receive the maximum allowable reimbursement, requests for
				  final reimbursement must be received by the Bureau or postmarked on or before
				  May 15th of the year in which the project was undertaken. For the purposes of
				  these rules, a year means the State's fiscal year which begins on July
				  1st and ends on June
				  30th. Reimbursement requests postmarked after May
				  15th of the year in which the project was undertaken
				  will be reduced by 10% per day beginning on May 16th of the approved grant or
				  eligible reimbursement, whichever is less.
2. Requests for reimbursement shall include
				  the following:
(1) One copy of the Request for
				  Reimbursement completed as required by the terms of the grant. (A sample
				  request is available from the Bureau).
(2) Legible copies of all receipts
				  substantiating payment of expenditures reported, or a copy of the town warrant
				  on which the payment was made.
(3)
				  All expenses incurred during the period covered. No expenses may be carried
				  over to another request.
(4) All
				  worksheets provided by the Bureau must be legible and verified by the project
				  director as work performed or purchases made.
(5) A signature of a person authorized to do
				  so for the political subdivision.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-8 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All projects shall comply with the
				  Bureau's Best Management Practice (BMP) Guidelines for the maintenance or
				  construction of trails and the Snowmobile Trail Signing Guidelines for sign
				  placement.
2. Any deviation from
				  these guidelines shall be described in the application. The Bureau may waive
				  the applicability of certain guidelines on a case-by-case basis, when it is in
				  the best interest of the State. Waivers must be in writing.
3. Best management practices for the
				  construction and maintenance of snowmobile trails include the following:
(1) A minimum width of 8';
(2) Brush cleared at least 1' from the outer
				  edge of the trail;
(3) Brush
				  cleared at least 8' above the trail corridor;
(4) Sustained grades and slopes of the trail
				  shall not exceed 30%;
(5) All
				  directional signs used shall be provided by the State. Alternatives of equal
				  size, shape, color and material that are approved by the State in accordance
				  with the Snowmobile Trail Signing Guidelines may also be used.
(6) Trail grooming at least twice per week or
				  more often if necessary depending upon weather and traffic.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 7 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - MUNICIPAL/COUNTY GRANTS-IN-AID › Section 670-7-1-9 - LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The applicant agrees to operate and maintain the trails and
					 facilities in good and safe condition for their purpose and in accordance with
					 all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinance, codes, rules,
					 regulations and standards. The Applicant shall not assign, transfer, lease or
					 encumber its rights or obligations hereunder in or to the trails or facilities
					 without the State's prior written consent. Upon request by the State, the
					 Applicant shall indemnify, defend, save and hold the State and its employees
					 harmless from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses,
					 damages or other obligations of any nature in any way arising out of or in
					 connection with the use, occupation, construction, development, repair or
					 maintenance of any property, facilities or equipment used in connection with
					 the facilities funded under this Agreement. Upon request of the State, the
					 Applicant shall, at its own cost and expense, provide and keep in force
					 comprehensive general public liability insurance against claims for personal
					 injury, death or property damage occurring on, in or about any property or
					 facilities funded under or used in connection with this Agreement, or
					 respecting the use of any vehicle or equipment used in connection therewith.
					 Any such insurance shall be in an amount, form and content determined from time
					 to time by the State, shall include the State as a named insured at the State's
					 request, and shall be carried by responsible companies satisfactory to the
					 State. The State may at any time inspect any facilities or equipment used in
					 connection with this Agreement.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 8 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE CLUB TRAIL MAINTENANCE GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-8-1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Under Title 12, M.R.S.A. Section 1893(1)(A) and (3)
				  (A&B), the Bureau is authorized to award grants to snowmobile clubs for
				  maintaining snowmobile trails. The purpose of this rule is to establish the
				  process that qualified snowmobile clubs use to apply for grants, and the terms
				  and the conditions of these grants.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 9 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT GRANT IN AID PROGRAM › Section 670-9-1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Title 12, M.R.S.A., Chapter 937, 13104-4 authorizes the
				  Bureau's Off Road Recreational Vehicle Office to award grants to qualified
				  snowmobile clubs or political subdivisions to assist any entity that has a
				  snowmobile trail-grooming contract with the Bureau in the purchase of
				  trail-grooming equipment to maintain snowmobile trails. The purpose of this
				  rule is to establish the Bureau's Snowmobile Capital Equipment Grant in Aid
				  Program ("Program") and its associated Capital Equipment Fund ("Fund"),
				  identify the application and scoring process for qualified snowmobile clubs or
				  political subdivisions seeking Capital Equipment Grants ("Grants"), and to
				  define the terms and the conditions of these Grants.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-1 - DESCRIPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Title 12 M.R.S.A., Chapter 220, authorizes the Bureau to
					 award grants to snowmobile clubs to maintain snowmobile trails. This rule set
					 forth the Bureau's procedures for making disaster relief grants-in-aid
					 available to snowmobile clubs or political subdivisions for the remediation of
					 catastrophic events that significantly impact the connectivity of the
					 Interconnected Trail System (ITS).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-2 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any snowmobile club in good standing with Maine Secretary
					 of State's Division of Corporations, or political subdivision properly
					 registered with the Off-road Recreational Vehicle Program (hereinafter referred
					 to as "the Applicant") is eligible to apply for this grant.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-3 - FUNDING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Bureau's goal at the end of each
				  fiscal year is to carry a cash balance in the Snowmobile Trail Fund (STF) that
				  is equivalent to 10% of revenue (actual revenue averaged for the past three
				  years).
2. Any funds carried over
				  that exceed the STF target of 10% of revenue, will be transferred and allocated
				  to the disaster relief grants-in-aid fund to a maximum $100,000, if approved by
				  the Bureau's administration.
3. In
				  any year that the STF carry forward balance does not meet the 10% target
				  described above, no money will be transferred into the disaster relief grant
				  program fund.
4. The Snowmobile
				  Advisory Council ("Council") will recommend the amount of funds available for
				  disaster relief grants-in-aid by August 15th each year. That amount cannot
				  exceed $100,000.
5. Any funds that
				  are allocated to the disaster relief grants-in-aid fund but not spent during
				  the fiscal year, will carry forward into the next fiscal year.
6. In any year in which the disaster relief
				  grants-in-aid fund retains $100,000 and the balance carried over in the STF
				  exceeds the target of 10% of revenue, those excess funds will be used to
				  increase the amount available for club and municipal trail grants administered
				  under Title 12, M.R.S.A., Chapter 220, Section 1893-3.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-4 - GRANT A WARD CONDITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Grants will be
				  awarded for unforeseen, catastrophic events on ITS trails. Grants will not be
				  awarded for damage that is the result of substandard maintenance practices.
				  Repairs or replacement shall be to pre-disaster functional condition. The list
				  of qualifying projects includes, but is not limited to:
A. Catastrophic bridge failure
				  replacement/restoration due to a weather event.
B. Erosion remediation that is necessary due
				  to storm damage.
C. Vegetation
				  management needed due to a storm event.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-5 - GRANT APPLICATION/GRANT AGREEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Grant
				  Applications must be post-marked after August 15th 2014 and must be submitted
				  within 60 days after the weather event. Applications must be submitted on forms
				  provided by the Bureau and contain all of the information required by these
				  rules.
2. Applications must include
				  the following:
A. A description of the
				  catastrophic event.
B. A project
				  description that includes a detailed description of completed/proposed
				  work.
C. The estimated/actual cost
				  of materials, equipment, labor, etc. needed to complete the proposed
				  work.
D. Copies of all required
				  state, federal and local permits.
E. Pictures of damage and completed
				  restoration.
F. A map showing the
				  location of the project.
G. The
				  identity of a Nonpoint Source DEP certified contractor who will supervise
				  project activity in resource protection areas (shoreland zone, wetlands,
				  etc.).
H. The written permission of
				  any landowner impacted by bridge and erosion repair projects.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-6 - REIMBURSEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Projects will be funded on a reimbursement
				  basis and will be expected to be completed within the fiscal year of the award
				  unless an extension is requested in writing, on forms provided by the Off-road
				  Recreational Vehicle Program and approved by the Council prior to the end of
				  the fiscal year.
2. Grants will be
				  awarded to a maximum of $20,000 but the award cannot exceed 70% of the total
				  project cost.
3. The following
				  expenses are eligible for partial reimbursement:
A. Administrative costs incurred in obtaining
				  land use permits, preparing grant material, reimbursement requests,
				  etc.
B. Materials, equipment and
				  labor costs for bridge replacement due to a catastrophic event.
C. Materials, equipment and labor costs for
				  repairing erosion caused by storm damage.
D. Equipment and labor costs for vegetation
				  management needed due to storm damage.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-7 - PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All applications will be processed and reviewed in the
					 order in which they are received by the Bureau. When the disaster relief
					 program funds are exhausted for the fiscal year, the awarding of grants will
					 cease.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-8 - RETURN OF APPLICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
When an application is approved and a grant awarded by the
					 Council, the Bureau will return one fully-executed original to the applicant.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-9 - REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Requests for
				  reimbursement must be postmarked by April 15th of the fiscal year in which the
				  application is approved and a grant awarded except as provided in
				  §6(1).
2. Requests for
				  reimbursement must be supported by legible copies of all receipts demonstrating
				  the payment of expenditures reported, or a copy of the town warrant on which
				  the payment was made.
3. Requests
				  for reimbursement must include all expenses incurred during the period covered.
				  No expenses may be carried over and submitted with another request or submitted
				  to another grant program.
4.
				  Requests for reimbursement that include worksheets provided by the Bureau must
				  be legible. The director of the project for which reimbursement is sought must
				  verify all work that has been performed and all purchases made.
5. Requests for reimbursement must include a
				  signature of a person authorized to do so for the club or political
				  subdivision.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 10 - RULES FOR SNOWMOBILE DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - DISASTER RELIEF GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM › Section 670-10-1-10 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All projects must comply with the Bureau's Best Management
					 Practice (BMP) Guidelines for the maintenance of trails.
Any request to deviate from these guidelines must be made
					 part of the application. The Bureau may waive compliance with specific
					 provisions of the BMP Guidelines when it determines that waiver is in the best
					 interest of the State. Written waivers must be in writing and provided to the
					 applicant to be effective.
An applicant for a project over $10,000 that includes the
					 repair or reconstruction of a bridge must submit a design for the site that has
					 been certified by a licensed engineer.