Resolve, To Transfer the Guilford Butler School to Regional School Unit 13

Sec. 1. Definitions. Resolved: That, as used in this resolve, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services.

2. "State property" means the real estate described in section 3 with the buildings and improvements, together with all appurtenant rights and easements, and all personal property located on that property, including vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies; and be it further

Sec. 2. Authority to convey property. Resolved: That the State, by and through the commissioner, may:

1. Convey the interests of the State in the state property to Regional School Unit 13;

2. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any documents necessary to settle any boundary line discrepancies;

3. Exercise, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, chapter 3, the power of eminent domain to quiet for all time any possible challenges to ownership of the state property;

4. Negotiate, draft, execute and deliver any easements or other rights that, in the commissioner's discretion, may contribute to the value of a proposed conveyance of the State's interests; and

5. Release any interests in the state property that, in the commissioner's discretion, do not contribute to the value of the remaining state property; and be it further

Sec. 3. Property interests that may be conveyed. Resolved: That the state property authorized to be conveyed is the following:

1. A parcel of land described in a deed dated June 14, 1954 from Amos Makinen of South Thomaston to the Maine School Building Authority, recorded in Book 336, Page 135, Knox County Registry of Deeds; and be it further

Sec. 4. Property to be sold "as is." Resolved: That the commissioner may convey the state property without consideration upon terms the commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be conveyed "as is," with no representations or warranties.

Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant and executed by the commissioner; and be it further

Sec. 5. Exemptions. Resolved: That any conveyance pursuant to this resolve is exempt from any statutory or regulatory requirement that the property first be offered to the Maine State Housing Authority or another state or local agency; and be it further

Sec. 6. Repeal. Resolved: That this resolve is repealed 5 years from its effective date.

summary

This resolve authorizes the State to transfer ownership of the Guilford Butler School in South Thomaston to Regional School Unit 13.