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CHAPTER 134

 
S.P. 183 - L.D. 574

 
An Act To Amend Provisions of the Submerged Lands Laws

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1801, sub-§9, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13,
is amended to read:

 
A. All land from the mean low-water mark or a maximum of
1,650 feet seaward of the mean high-water mark, whichever is
closer to the mean high-water mark, out to the seaward
boundary of coastal territorial waters as defined in section
6001;

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§1, ¶D-1 is enacted to read:

 
D-1.__"Large-scale project" means a project that extends
beyond localized development adjacent to a single facility
or property.__"Large-scale project" does not include a
project such as a pier, marina or boatyard or utility cables
and pipelines serving neighboring communities or islands.__
"Large-scale project" includes, but is not limited to, an
offshore wind farm, an offshore tanker port, an interstate
or international pipeline or cable and similar projects.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13,
is amended to read:

 
E. Beginning January 1, 1997, the maximum rent to which any
lease is subject may not exceed $1,200 per year. The $1,200
limit does not apply to a large-scale project.__The director
shall establish through rulemaking criteria for determining a
project's designation as a large-scale project and


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