Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1806 is enacted to read:

§1806.__Preservation of commercial sporting camps

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Commercial sporting camp" has the same meaning as set forth in rules of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission governing land use districts and standards as of January 1, 2002.

2.__Department to take land by eminent domain.__The owner of a commercial sporting camp located within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission may notify the bureau if, after making reasonable efforts to negotiate with the owner of land upon which the sporting camp is located, the owner of the sporting camp has been unable to secure a lease for a term of at least 10 years.__Upon receiving such notice, the bureau shall initiate proceedings to take the land on which the sporting camp is located by eminent domain if the bureau finds that:

A.__The owner of the commercial sporting camp has made a good-faith effort to obtain a 10-year lease with the landowner;

B.__There is a reasonable likelihood that the commercial sporting camp will continue as an economically viable business; and

C.__The continuation of the commercial sporting camp serves a public purpose, such as providing economic benefit to the local or state economy.

3.__Lease of land to commercial sporting camp owner.__The bureau shall manage the land taken by eminent domain pursuant to subsection 2 in the same manner as it manages other nonreserved public lands under subchapter III, except that the bureau shall lease the land to the commercial sporting camp owner who filed notice under subsection 2, or the successor in interest to that owner, for a term of at least 10 years, provided that the camp owner agrees to continue operating the camp as a commercial enterprise for the term of the lease.

Sec. 2. 14 MRSA c. 710-D is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 710-D

BUILDINGS ON LEASED LOTS