Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598-C – Process for determination of reduction or substantially altered use of designated land
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598-C
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- land: means real estate held by the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598
- lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Reduced: means a reduction in the acreage of an individual parcel or lot of designated land under section 598?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands shall adopt rules to establish an objective evaluation process for determining if a proposed activity on land designated under this chapter and under the jurisdiction of the bureau would cause the land to be reduced or the uses of the land to be substantially altered. In adopting the rules, the bureau shall observe the requirements relating to designated lands in the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 and ensure proper exercise of the bureau’s public trust responsibility. These rules must also include provisions for public notice and comment before authorizing any such activity and for determining the appropriate instrument to be used to authorize that activity, including but not limited to whether an easement, lease, license or other instrument should be used. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A. [PL 2021, c. 654, §1 (NEW).]
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PL 2021, c. 654, §1 (NEW).