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LD491 • 2025

Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond

Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Sally Cluchey
Last action
2025-05-02
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond

Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond Sponsor: Representative Sally Cluchey Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond Sponsor: Representative Sally Cluchey Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1264(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1264(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 491 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-02 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-29 House

    In accordance with Section 23 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond
Sponsor:
Representative Sally Cluchey
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1264(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 320 - L.D. 491
Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey
Certain Real Property in the Town of Richmond
Preamble. The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real estate
held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes may not be reduced or its uses
substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House; and
Whereas, certain real estate authorized for conveyance by this resolve is under the
designations described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and
Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may sell, lease or exchange lands with the approval
of the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, sections 1814,
1837 and 1851; now, therefore, be it
Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands directed to convey certain
land in Town of Richmond. Resolved: That, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall by quitclaim deed and without covenant
convey the State's interest in property described in section 2 to Wilhelmine Dennis Oakes
or the estate of Wilhelmine Dennis Oakes. Any legal or closing costs of the conveyance
may not be paid by the bureau.
Sec. 2. Property interests to be conveyed. Resolved: That the property required
to be conveyed pursuant to section 1 is a parcel of land of approximately 7 acres with
improvements thereon, located in the Town of Richmond and shown as Lot 67 on Map R6
of the Town of Richmond tax assessor maps.
APPROVED
MAY 2, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
24
RESOLVES