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D.__The lease will not unreasonably interfere with ingress and | | egress of riparian landowners within 1,000 feet of the lease | | site; |
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| | | E.__The lease will not unreasonably interfere with | | navigation; |
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| | | F.__The lease will not unreasonably interfere with fishing | | or other uses of the area; |
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| | | G.__The lease will not unreasonably interfere with | | significant wildlife habitat and marine habitat or with the | | ability of the lease site and surrounding marine and upland | | areas to support existing ecologically significant flora and | | fauna; |
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| | | H.__The applicant has demonstrated that there is an | | available source of organisms to be cultured for the lease | | site; and |
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| | | I.__The lease does not unreasonably interfere with public | | use or enjoyment, within 1,000 feet of the location of the | | lease site, of municipally owned, state-owned or federally | | owned beaches and parks or municipally owned, state-owned or | | federally owned docking facilities. |
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| | | 3.__Municipal leases.__When approved, a municipal lease must | | be forwarded to the commissioner.__The municipality may charge a | | lease rental fee not to exceed $50 per acre.__The municipality | | may establish the conditions and limits on the lease.__A lease | | may be granted for a period of up to 10 years and is renewable | | upon application by the leaseholder.__Renewals may be granted if | | the lease continues to meet the criteria of subsection 2-A.__The | | terms and conditions of a municipal lease must be monitored and | | enforced by the municipality. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §3, as amended by PL 1991, c. 685, §1 and c. 838, | | §16, is further amended to read: |
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| | | In all harbors wherein channel lines have been established by | | the municipal officers, as provided in section 2, and in all | | other coastal and tidal waters, harbors and great ponds where | | mooring rights of individuals are claimed to be invaded and | | protection is sought of the harbor master, the harbor master | | shall assign and indicate only to the masters or owners of boats | | and vessels the location that they may occupy for mooring | | purposes and shall change the location of those moorings from |
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