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A.__"Qualified__project" means a business project that meets
the criteria set forth in subsection 4 conducted by a
qualified industry.

 
B.__"Qualified industry" means a for-profit corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, registered limited
liability partnership, sole proprietorship, business trust
or any other entity, inside or outside the State, that is
engaged in or will engage in a qualified project.

 
2.__Establishment.__The Pine Tree Recreation Zone is
established to expand recreational opportunities and encourage
tourism and economic development in areas adjacent to and located
within the State's natural resources in the central and northern
regions of the State.

 
3.__Designation of zone.__The Pine Tree Recreation Zone is
that area of the State that is north and east of the Androscoggin
River.

 
4.__Project eligibility.__A business project is eligible to
qualify for Pine Tree Recreation Zone benefits if the project:

 
A.__Is located within the Pine Tree Recreation Zone and is
in a labor market area with a population density of less
than 30 people per square mile according to the last Federal
Decennial Census; and

 
B.__Derives at least 50% of its business from sustainable
recreational or agricultural tourism activities that involve
the use of available natural resources and provides at least
one of the following services:

 
(1)__Accommodations;

 
(2)__Guiding or instructional services; and

 
(3)__The sale or rental of equipment for use in
canoeing, kayaking, hunting, fishing, sailing,
whitewater rafting, hiking, wildlife photography,
snowmobiling, dog sledding, snowshoeing, downhill or
cross-country skiing, camping activities or other
similar nature-based tourism activities.

 
5.__Administration; rules.__The Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development shall administer this subchapter and shall
adopt rules for the implementation of this subchapter.__Rules
adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__The


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