| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1814, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is | amended to read: |
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| | Consistent with section 598-A, the bureau may sell and convey | lands under this subchapter and improvements on those lands. | With the consent of the Governor and the commissioner and with | the approval of 2/3 of the members of each House of the | Legislature and subject to the provisions of section 598-A, the | bureau may convey interests in lands or lease the same. Any lease | entered into must be canceled or revoked after due notice of | intention to cancel or revoke the lease by action of the bureau | when the use for which that lease was given has been abandoned or | materially modified or whenever the conditions imposed in any | lease have been broken. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1838, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is | amended to read: |
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| | 7. Lease of nonreserved public lands to Federal Government. | With the consent of the Governor and the commissioner and with | the approval of 2/3 of the members of each House of the | Legislature, the director may lease to the Federal Government the | right to use nonreserved public lands. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1852, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is | amended to read: |
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| | 7. Lease of public reserved lands to Federal Government. | With the consent of the Governor and the commissioner and with | the approval of 2/3 of the members of each House of the | Legislature, the bureau may lease to the Federal Government the | right to use public reserved lands. |
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| | Under current law, the Legislature must approve by a 2/3 | majority all sales of public land to the Federal Government. | This bill extends that requirement to leasing of public land to | the Federal Government, which now requires only the consent of | the Governor and the Commissioner of Conservation. |
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