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Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Authorizing the Sale of the Guy P. Gannett House in Augusta for Use as a Museum’
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 4 Property to be sold "as is" for use as a museum; master plan. Resolved: That the commissioner may negotiate and execute purchase and sale agreements upon terms the commissioner considers appropriate; however, the state property must be sold "as is," with no representations or warranties, for use as a museum. This resolve constitutes a change to the 2001 Capitol Planning Commission master plan.
Title must be transferred by quitclaim deed without covenant or release deed and executed by the commissioner; and be it further’
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 (page 2, lines 8 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 7 Sale of property once conveyed. Resolved: That the buyer of the state property, if it chooses to sell the real estate located at 184 State Street in the City of Augusta, Maine and known as the Guy P. Gannett House, must:
1. First offer the real estate to the commissioner for purchase at the current market value; and
2. Notify the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters; and be it further
Sec. 8 Proceeds. Resolved: That any proceeds from a sale pursuant to this resolve must be deposited in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement account for capital improvements as designated by the commissioner; and be it further’
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that the property at 184 State Street in the City of Augusta may be sold and eliminates the requirement that it be sold to the Gannett House Project but retains the requirement that it be sold for use as a museum. The amendment also provides that the resolve constitutes a change to the 2001 Capitol Planning Commission master plan. The amendment also requires that any proceeds from the sale of this property must be deposited in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services' capital repair and improvement account.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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