An Act To Amend the Duties of the Division of Forestry
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8002, sub-§1, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 545, §3 and amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7, are amended to read:
E. Have the responsibility for management of particular portions of land owned by the State when management is entrusted to the division by statute or is transferred by mutual agreement of the division and other state agencies; and
F. Conduct information, education, planning and research programs designed to promote the purposes of the division as set forth in this Part . ; and
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §8002, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Conduct a landowner relations program to assist landowners in dealing with public use of private lands.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §8002, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 545, §3 and amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7, is repealed.
summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Forestry to conduct a landowner relations program and repeals a requirement that the division print copies of forestry and forestry-related laws biennially.