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LD 777 Title Page An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Location of the Wells National Estuarine... Page 2 of 2
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LR 673
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1989, c. 108, §4 is amended to read:

 
*Sec. 4. Location of the reserve. The reserve contains approximately
1,600 acres is located in the Town of Wells and includes lands
between the Little River to the north and the Eldridge River
to the south. The boundary to the east parallels the
shoreline, excluding the shoreline development, and to the
west is bordered by the coastal wetland margin includes lands
adjacent to the Wells coastal wetlands and within the drainage
basins of their tributary streams. Specifically, the reserve
contains:

 
1. Lands in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

 
2. Land purchased or acquired for a state park managed by
the Bureau of Parks and Recreation Department of Conservation;

 
3. Submerged tidal lands managed by the Bureau of Public
Lands Department of Conservation;

 
4. Land purchased by the Town of Wells or the State; and

 
5. Land donated by the Town of Wells to the Department of
Conservation as a conservation easement.; and

 
6.__Other lands or interests in land in the location
described in this section acquired by the reserve from willing
sellers or added to the reserve by agreement for the purpose
of furthering the reserve's conservation, research or
educational programs.

 
Sec. 2. P&SL 1989, c. 108, §6, sub-§5 is amended to read:

 
5. Within 120 days after the close of its fiscal year, the
authority shall provide a copy of its annual financial report
certified by an independent certified public accountant
selected by the authority to the Commissioner of Conservation,
the Director of the State Planning Office, the Treasurer of
State, the State Auditor and the Joint Standing Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over conservation matters.
The financial report must comply with federal Office of
Management and Budget requirements.


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