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| 1. Hunting, fishing, trapping and public access may not be | | prohibited on land acquired with bond proceeds, except to the | | extent of applicable state, local or federal laws and regulations. |
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| | | 2. Payment from bond proceeds for acquisitions of local or | | regional significance, as determined by the Land for Maine's | | Future Board, may be made directly to cooperating entities as | | defined in Title 5, section 6201, subsection 2 for acquisition of | | lands and interests in lands by cooperating entities, subject to | | terms and conditions enforceable by the State to ensure their use | | for the purposes of this Act. |
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| | | 3. The bond funds must be matched with at least $50,000,000 | | in public and private contributions. Seventy percent of that | | amount must be in the form of land, cash or other tangible | | assets. The remaining 30% may be matching contributions and | | include the value of project-related, in-kind contributions of | | goods and services to and by cooperating entities and the value | | of real property interests acquired by or contributed to | | cooperating entities when property interests have a relationship | | to the property proposed for protection, as determined by the | | Land for Maine's Future Board. |
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| | | 4. Ten percent of the bond proceeds must be made available to | | acquire public access to water, in accordance with the provisions | | of Title 5, section 6203-A. |
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| | | 5. Up to 10% of the bond proceeds must be made available to | | protect farmland in accordance with Title 5, section 6207. |
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| | | Sec. 6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the sale | | of the bonds authorized under this Act must be expended as | | designated in the following schedule. |
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| | | Provides for the use of bond proceeds for the | | acquisition of lands and interests in lands | | for conservation, water access, outdoor | | recreation, wildlife and fish habitat and | | farmland preservation. |
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