| | | 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 | | and except for working waterfront projects. |
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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 Part. In addition to the considerations | | required under Title 5, chapter 353, the board shall give a | | preference to acquisitions under this subsection that achieve | | benefits for multiple towns and that address regional | | conservation needs including public recreational access, | | wildlife, open space or farmland. |
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| | | 3. The bond funds expended for conservation, recreation, | | farmland and water access must be matched with at least | | $5,000,000 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. One million dollars 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. One million dollars 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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| | | 6. Two million dollars of the bond proceeds allocated to the | | Land for Maine's Future Board must be made available to protect | | working waterfront properties in accordance with section 6 of | | this Part. |
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| | | 7. To the extent the purposes are consistent with the | | disbursement provisions in this Part, 100% of the bond proceeds |
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