| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §6203, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Fund available. The Land for Maine's Future Fund is | available to state agencies and designated cooperating entities | upon authorization of the board for the purposes identified in | subsection 3. Funds from the stewardship account are available | to state agencies for the purposes under section 6203-B. |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §6203, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 769, §§1 and | 2, is further amended to read: |
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| | 3. Fund proceeds. The Twenty percent of fund proceeds from | the sale of bonds and 20% of contributions from public sources | must be transferred to the stewardship account for expenditure in | accordance with section 6203-B.__All other proceeds of the Land | for Maine's Future Fund may be applied and expended to: |
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| A. Acquire property or an interest in property that is | determined by the board to be of state significance under | the guidelines of this chapter; |
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| B. Fund minor capital improvements on lands acquired by | proceeds from the Land for Maine's Future Fund to improve | accessibility, as long as these improvements do not exceed | 5% of the appraised value of the acquired property; and |
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| C. When interest in farmland is acquired, fund the | development of a business plan and capital improvements to | provide for the land's continuing use as a working farm, as | long as these improvements do not exceed 5% of the appraised | value of the acquired property. |
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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §6203-A, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 728, | §5, are amended to read: |
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| | 2. Fund available. The Public Access to Maine Waters Fund is | available to state agencies and designated cooperating entities | upon authorization of the board for the purposes identified in | subsection 3. Funds from the stewardship account are available | to state agencies for the purposes identified in section 6203-B. |
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| | 3. Fund proceeds. Twenty percent of fund proceeds from the | sale of bonds and 20% of contributions from public sources must | be transferred to the stewardship account for expenditure in | accordance with section 6203-B. The All other proceeds of the | Public Access to Maine Waters Fund may be applied and expended | to: |
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