Maine Revised Statutes > Title 5 > Part 20 > Chapter 427 – Participating Local Districts Consolidated Plan


§ 18801	Plan
§ 18802-A	Participating Local District Advisory Committee
§ 18803	Assistance by board
§ 18804	Local district participation
§ 18805	Chief fiscal officer
§ 18806	Alternative benefits

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 5 > Part 20 > Chapter 427 - Participating Local Districts Consolidated Plan

Accounting period: includes a portion of a calendar year or other 12-month period that begins when an income interest begins or ends when an income interest ends. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
Adoptee: means a person who will be or who has been adopted, regardless of whether the person is a child or an adult. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
Adult: means a person who is 18 years of age or older. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
Affected land: means reclaimed and unreclaimed land, land that has or will have the overburden removed, land on which stumps, spoil or other solid waste has or will be deposited and storage areas or other land, except natural buffer strips, that will be or has been used in connection with the excavation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A
Affected land: means all reclaimed and unreclaimed land, land that has or will have the overburden removed, land on which stumps, spoil or other solid waste has or will be deposited and storage areas or other land, except natural buffer strips, that will be or has been used in connection with a quarry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
Agriculture: means the production, keeping or maintenance for sale or lease of plants or animals, including, but not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and seed crops, dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, livestock, fruits and vegetables and ornamental and greenhouse products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A
Airblast: means an atmospheric compression wave resulting from the detonation of explosives, whether resulting from the motion of blasted materials or the expansion of gases from the explosion. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Beneficiary: includes , in the case of a decedent's estate, an heir and devisee and, in the case of a trust, an income beneficiary and a remainder beneficiary. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402
Blast site: means the area where explosive material is handled during the loading of drilled blastholes, including the perimeter formed by the loaded blastholes and 50 feet in all directions from loaded blastholes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
Blaster: means a person qualified to be in charge of or responsible for the loading and firing of a blast. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
Blasting: means the use of explosives to break up or otherwise aid in the extraction or removal of a rock or other consolidated natural formation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
Borrow pit: means a mining operation undertaken primarily to extract and remove sand, fill or gravel. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482
Child: means a person who is under 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
clay: means a material that consists of particles of such a size that 45% or more of the fraction of those particles able to pass through a 3-inch sieve pass through the United States Standard Number 200 sieve, or a material that exhibits similar erosion potential, difficulty of stabilization or runoff based upon its gradation, plasticity, permeability or other relevant criteria. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A
Coastal sand dune systems: means sand and gravel deposits within a marine beach system, including, but not limited to, beach berms, frontal dunes, dune ridges, back dunes and other sand and gravel areas deposited by wave or wind action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
Coastal wetlands: means all tidal and subtidal lands; all areas with vegetation present that is tolerant of salt water and occurs primarily in a salt water or estuarine habitat; and any swamp, marsh, bog, beach, flat or other contiguous lowland that is subject to tidal action during the highest tide level for the year in which an activity is proposed as identified in tide tables published by the National Ocean Service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B
Coastal wetlands: means all tidal and subtidal lands; all lands with vegetation present that is tolerant of salt water and occurs primarily in a salt water or estuarine habitat; and any swamp, marsh, bog, beach, flat or other contiguous low land that is subject to tidal action during the highest tide level for the year in which an activity is proposed as identified in tide tables published by the National Ocean Service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A
Commercial fishing activities: means activities directly related to commercial fishing and those commercial activities commonly associated with or supportive of commercial fishing, such as the manufacture or sale of ice, bait and nets, and the sale, manufacture, installation or repair of boats, engines and other equipment commonly used on boats. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
Detonating cord: means a flexible cord containing a center core of high explosives that may be used to initiate other explosives. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W
development: means any federal, state, municipal, quasi-municipal, educational, charitable, residential, commercial or industrial development that:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

Devise: To gift property by will.

Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

Donor: The person who makes a gift.

Dredge spoils: means sand, silt, mud, gravel, rock or other sediment or material that is moved from coastal wetlands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.

Excavation: means an excavation for borrow, topsoil, clay or silt, whether alone or in combination. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent

Explosive: means any chemical compound or other chemical substance that contains oxidizing or combustible materials used for the purpose of producing an explosion intended to break or move rock, earth or other materials. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.

Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.

Fiduciary: includes an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator and a person performing substantially the same function. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Floodplain wetland: means lands adjacent to a river, stream or brook that are inundated with floodwater during a 100-year flood event and that under normal circumstances support a prevalence of wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Flyrock: means rock that is propelled through the air or across the ground as a result of blasting and that leaves the blast area. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Footprint: means the outline of a structure on the ground, except that for a building "footprint" means the outline that would be created on the ground by extending the exterior walls of a building to the ground surface. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Forest management activities: means timber stand improvement, timber harvesting activities, forest products harvesting and regeneration of forest stands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Forested wetland: means a freshwater wetland dominated by woody vegetation that is 6 meters tall, or taller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Fragile mountain areas: means areas above 2,700 feet in elevation from mean sea level. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Freshwater wetlands: means freshwater swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas that are:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Freshwater wetlands: means freshwater swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas, other than forested wetlands, which are:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.

Great pond: means any inland body of water which in a natural state has a surface area in excess of 10 acres and any inland body of water artificially formed or increased which has a surface area in excess of 30 acres except for the purposes of this article, where the artificially formed or increased inland body of water is completely surrounded by land held by a single owner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Great ponds: means any inland bodies of water which in a natural state have a surface area in excess of 10 acres and any inland bodies of water artificially formed or increased which have a surface area in excess of 30 acres. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

Height: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Impervious area: means an area that is a building, parking lot, roadway or similar constructed area. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Income: includes a portion of receipts from a sale, exchange or liquidation of a principal asset, to the extent provided in subpart 4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Income beneficiary: means a person to whom net income of a trust is or may be payable. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Income interest: means the right of an income beneficiary to receive all or part of net income, whether the terms of the trust require it to be distributed or authorize it to be distributed in the trustee's discretion. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}

Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.

Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.

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}

Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

Licensed child-placing agency: means an agency, person, group of persons, organization, association or society licensed to operate in this State pursuant to Title 22, chapter 1671. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102

Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Mandatory income interest: means the right of an income beneficiary to receive net income that the terms of the trust require the fiduciary to distribute. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.

Matting: means a covering placed over load holes and adjacent areas in order to minimize generation of flyrock and limit airblast effects. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Medium borrow pit: means a borrow pit that has a total reclaimed and unreclaimed area from 5 to 30 acres and that has:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Mooring: means equipment, such as anchors, chains and lines, for holding fast a vessel, aircraft, floating dock or buoy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Motorized recreational gold prospecting: includes , but is not limited to, the operation of a motorized suction dredge, sluice, pump, rocker box or winch, individually or together. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

municipal clerk: means the clerk of a municipality. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Municipal officers: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

Municipality: means a city or town, except as provided in chapter 225. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}

Natural buffer strip: means an undisturbed area or belt of land that is covered with trees or other vegetation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Natural buffer strip: means an undisturbed area or belt of land that is covered with trees or other vegetation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Naturally internally drained: means areas of a site that, as a result of the predevelopment topography and interim and final topography produced during development of the site, are and will remain at all times over the course of the development graded so that neither eroded materials nor runoff either crosses the property boundary or enters a protected natural resource, natural buffer strip or other protected area. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Net income: means the total receipts allocated to income during an accounting period minus the disbursements made from income during the period, plus or minus transfers under this Part to or from income during the period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Normal high water line: means that line along the shore of a great pond, river, stream, brook or other nontidal body of water which is apparent from visible markings, changes in the character of soils due to prolonged action of the water or from changes in vegetation and which distinguishes between predominantly aquatic and predominantly terrestrial land. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Normal high-water line: means that line which is apparent from visible markings, changes in the character of soils due to prolonged action of the water or changes in vegetation, and which distinguishes between predominantly aquatic and predominantly terrestrial land. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Offshore wind power project: includes both generating facilities as defined by Title 35?A, section 3451, subsection 5 and associated facilities as defined by Title 35?A, section 3451, subsection 1, without regard to whether the electrical energy is for sale or use by a person other than the generator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Oil terminal facility: means a facility and related appurtenances located in, on, over or under the surface of any land or water that is used or capable of being used to transfer, process, refine or store oil as defined in section 542, subsection 6. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

operator: means the owner or operator of an excavation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Overburden: means earth and other materials naturally lying over the product to be mined. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

Overburden: means earth and other materials naturally lying over the product to be removed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Parent: means a person who, with respect to a child:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102

Passenger car equivalents at peak hour: means the number of passenger cars, or, in the case of nonpassenger vehicles, the number of passenger cars that would be displaced by nonpassenger vehicles, that pass through an intersection or on a roadway under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions at that hour of the day during which the traffic volume generated by the development is higher than the volume during any other hour of the day. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Passenger car equivalents at peak hour: means the number of passenger cars, or, in the case of nonpassenger vehicles, the number of passenger cars that would be displaced by nonpassenger vehicles, that pass through an intersection or on a roadway under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions at that hour of the day during which traffic volume generated by the development is higher than the volume during any other hour of the day. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Peak particle velocity: means the maximum rate of ground movement measured by any of the 3 mutually perpendicular components of ground motion. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Permanent structure: means any structure that is designed to remain at or that is constructed or erected with a fixed location or that is attached to a structure with a fixed location for a period exceeding 7 months within any 12-month period, including, but not limited to, causeways, piers, docks, concrete slabs, piles, marinas, retaining walls and buildings. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Person: means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, municipal or other local governmental entity, quasi-municipal entity, state agency, federal agency, educational or charitable organization or institution or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, organization or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Petitioner: means a person filing a petition to adopt an adult or a child, and includes both petitioners under a joint petition, except as otherwise provided in this Article. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102

Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Preblast survey: means documentation, prior to the initiation of blasting, of the condition of buildings, structures, wells or other infrastructures; protected natural resources; historic sites; and unusual natural areas. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Primary sand and gravel recharge area: means the surface directly overlying sand and gravel formations that provides direct replenishment of groundwater in sand and gravel fractured bedrock aquifers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Principal: means property held in trust for distribution to a remainder beneficiary when the trust terminates. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Private drinking water supply: means a surface water supply, a dug well, a spring or a hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth that is used to extract drinking water for human consumption and that is not part of a public drinking water supply. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Probate: Proving a will

Production blasting: means blasting conducted for the purpose of extracting or removing natural materials for commercial sale or beneficiation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Protected natural resource: means coastal sand dune systems, coastal wetlands, significant wildlife habitat, fragile mountain areas, freshwater wetlands, community public water system primary protection areas, great ponds or rivers, streams or brooks, as these terms are defined in this article. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

public drain: means any sewer or drain constructed or laid by a governmental entity for the use of the public and includes both gravity and pressure mains. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001

Public drinking water source: means any groundwater well or any surface water source that directly or indirectly serves a water distribution system that has at least 15 service connections or regularly services an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days of the year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Public drinking water source: means a groundwater well or a surface water source that directly or indirectly serves a water distribution system that has at least 15 service connections or regularly services an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days of the year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Putative parent: means a person who is the alleged parent of a child but whose parentage has not been but may be legally determined in accordance with Title 19-A, chapter 61. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102

Quarry: means a place where rock is excavated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Reclamation: means the rehabilitation of the area of land affected by mining under a plan approved by the department, including, but not limited to, the stabilization of slopes and creation of safety benches, the planting of forests, the seeding of grasses and legumes for grazing purposes, the planting of crops for harvest and the enhancement of wildlife and aquatic resources, but not including the filling in of pits and the filling or sealing of shafts and underground workings with solid materials unless necessary for protection of ground water or safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

Reclamation: means the rehabilitation of the area of land affected by mining, including, but not limited to, the stabilization of slopes and creation of safety benches, the planting of forests, the seeding of grasses and legumes for grazing purposes, the planting of crops for harvest, the enhancement of wildlife and aquatic habitat and aquatic resources and the development of the site for residential, commercial, recreational or industrial use. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Regulator: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Regulator: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

Remainder beneficiary: means a person entitled to receive principal when an income interest ends. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.

River: means a free-flowing body of water including its associated flood plain wetlands from that point at which it provides drainage for a watershed of 25 square miles to its mouth. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Rock: means a hard, nonmetallic material that requires cutting, blasting or similar methods of forced extraction. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Significant ground water aquifer: means a porous formation of ice-contact and glacial outwash sand and gravel or fractured bedrock that contains significant recoverable quantities of water which is likely to provide drinking water supplies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

significant groundwater well: includes :

(a) A public water system used solely to bottle water for sale; and

(b) Any portion of a public water system that is:

(i) Constructed on or after January 1, 2009;

(ii) Used solely to bottle water for sale; and

(iii) Not connected to another portion of the public water system through pipes intended to convey water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Significant sand and gravel aquifer: means a deposit of ice-contact and glacial outwash sediment that stores and transmits significant quantities of recoverable water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

significant wildlife habitat: is a s defined and mapped in accordance with section 480?I by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the following areas that are defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and are in conformance with criteria adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection or are within any other protected natural resource:

(1) Significant vernal pool habitat;

(2) High and moderate value waterfowl and wading bird habitat, including nesting and feeding areas;

(3) Shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas; and

(4) Habitat for state endangered and state threatened species listed under Title 12, section 12803, subsection 3 that is within another protected natural resource area or that is located wholly or partly within the boundaries of a proposed project site that requires approval from:

(a) The department pursuant to this article or article 6, 7 or 8?A, except for activity or development on a residential lot that is not part of a proposed multi lot housing development; or

(b) The Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to this article as provided in section 480?E?1 or, for subdivisions and nonresidential uses only, pursuant to Title 12, chapter 206?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Stemming: means inert material used in a blasthole to confine the gaseous products of detonation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Stream: means a free-flowing body of water from the outlet of a great pond or the confluence of 2 perennial streams as depicted on the most recent, highest resolution version of the national hydrography dataset available from the United States Geological Survey on the website of the United States Geological Survey or the national map to the point where the stream becomes a river or where the stream meets the shoreland zone of another water body or wetland. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

Structure: means anything temporarily or permanently located, built, constructed or erected for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, goods or property of any kind and anything constructed or erected on or in the ground. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A

structure: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482

Surface blasting: means any blasting for which the blast area lies at the surface of the ground. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Terms of a trust: means the manifestation of the intent of a settlor or decedent with respect to the trust, expressed in a manner that admits of its proof in a judicial proceeding, whether by written or spoken words or by conduct. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

timber harvesting activities: means timber harvesting, the construction and maintenance of roads used primarily for timber harvesting, the mining of gravel used for the construction and maintenance of roads used primarily for timber harvesting and other activities conducted to facilitate timber harvesting. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Topsoil: means the top layer of soil that is predominantly fertile and ordinarily moved in tillage or the equivalent of such a layer in uncultivated soils. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

Transportation reconstruction or replacement project: means the improvement of an existing transportation facility to modern design standards without expanding its function or creating any additional roadways, facilities or structures. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

Trustee: includes an original, additional or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 7-402

Underground production blasting: means a blasting operation carried out beneath the surface of the ground by means of shafts, declines, adits or other openings leading to the natural material being mined or extracted. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

Working pit: means the extraction area, including side slopes, of an excavation for borrow, clay, silt or topsoil. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-A

Working pit: means the extraction area, including overburden, of an excavation for rock. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 490-W

Working waterfront activity: includes commercial fishing activities; commercial boat building and repair; commercial hauling, launching, storage and berthing of boats; marine construction; marine freight and passenger transportation; and other similar commercial activities that are dependent on the waterfront. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Working waterfront land: means a parcel of land, or a portion thereof, abutting water to the head of tide, land located in the intertidal zone or submerged land that is used primarily or predominantly to provide access to or support the conduct of a working waterfront activity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 480-B

Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.