LD 1902, Page 4 - 121th Legislature, SECOND SPECIAL Session

Rural Resources in accordance with Title 7, chapter 101, subchapter

1-D. All money received by the Finance Authority of Maine from any

source for the development and implementation of an improved

agricultural marketing loan program must be credited to the fund.

Any money credited to the fund from the issuance of bonds on behalf

of the State for financing loans for agricultural enterprises may

be used only for the following purposes: to provide assistance to

agricultural enterprises in this State for the design, construction

or improvement of commodity and storage buildings and packing and

marketing facilities; for the purchase, construction or renovation

of buildings, equipment, docks, wharves, piers or vessels used in

connection with a commercial agricultural enterprise; for the

purchase of land in connection with development of new cranberry

acreage; for the purchase of land for irrigation reservoirs or to

provide direct access to water for irrigation; for the purchase of

land necessary for the start-up of a new agricultural enterprise;

for the expansion of an existing agricultural enterprise when the

land acquisition is necessary to comply with land use regulations;

for the development of a business plan in accordance with the

provisions of Title 7, section 436-A; for improvements to

pastureland, including seeding and actions to promote rotational

grazing; or, if the commissioner so approves at the time of loan

insurance commitment, to pledge money in the fund as security for,

and to apply money in the fund to, payment of principal, interest

and other amounts due on any term loans insured by the Finance

Authority of Maine to an eligible dairy farmer. Repayment of these

loans and interest on these loans must be credited to the fund and

may be used for the purposes stated in this section or Title 7,

section 436. Interest earned on money in the fund and interest

earned on loans made from the fund may be used to pay the

administrative costs of processing loan applications, to the extent

that these costs exceed the fee for administrative costs

established by Title 7, section 435, subsection 4.

Sec. 9. Report on Baxter State Park's reservation system. The Baxter State
Park Authority shall submit a report to the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state parks
and lands matters no later than January 2, 2006. The report must
include a description of the rolling reservation system scheduled
to go into effect January 1, 2005, a preliminary evaluation of
the effectiveness of the rolling reservation system in fairly and
efficiently allocating campsites and any modifications to the
rolling reservation system that have been adopted or are being
contemplated.

Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations
and allocations are made.

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES,

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