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restrictions of any law that may limit the power to so covenant and | consent. |
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| | Sec. 5. Interest and debt retirement. The Treasurer of State shall pay | interest due or accruing on any bonds issued under this Act and | all sums coming due for payment of bonds at maturity. |
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| | Sec. 6. Disbursement of bond proceeds allocated to Land for Maine's Future Board. | The proceeds of the bonds allocated to the Land for Maine's | Future Board must be expended for acquisition of land and | interest in land for conservation, water access, outdoor | recreation, wildlife and fish habitat and farmland preservation | in accordance with the provisions for such acquisitions under the | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 353, including all costs | associated with such acquisitions, except that use of the | proceeds of these bonds is subject to the following conditions | and requirements. |
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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 | land and interest in land 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 $30,000,000 | in public and private contributions. Seventy percent of that | amount must be in the form of cash or other tangible assets, | including the value of land and real property interest acquired | by or contributed to cooperating entities when property interests | have a direct relationship to the property proposed for | protection, as determined by the Land for Maine's Future Board. | The remaining 30% may be matching contributions and may include | the value of project-related, in-kind contributions of goods and | services to and by cooperating entities. |
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| | 4. Ten percent of the bond proceeds allocated to the Land for | Maine's Future Board 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. Ten percent of the bond proceeds allocated to the Land for | Maine's Future Board must be made available to protect farmland | in accordance with Title 5, section 6207. |
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