C.M.R. 01, 670, ch. 53 - SUBMERGED LANDS RULES

  1. § 670-53-1.1 - AUTHORITY
  2. § 670-53-1.2 - PURPOSES
  3. § 670-53-1.3 - APPLICABILITY
  4. § 670-53-1.4 - DEFINITIONS
  5. § 670-53-1.5 - USES REQUIRING A CONVEYANCE
  6. § 670-53-1.6 - CONVEYANCES
  7. § 670-53-1.7 - APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS
  8. § 670-53-1.8 - FEES
  9. § 670-53-1.9 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
  10. § 670-53-1.10 - CONFLICTS WITH OTHER RULES OR STATUTES
  11. § 670-53-1.11 - EFFECTIVE DATE

PREAMBLE

The State of Maine holds the Submerged Lands, as defined herein, in trust for the benefit, rights and use of the general public. The private use of Submerged Lands requires a lease or easement from the Bureau of Parks and Lands, which has been authorized by the Maine Legislature to grant such conveyances. Because exclusive, private uses of Submerged Lands restrict the public's ability to exercise their rights to use and enjoy these lands, the issuance of any conveyance requires careful consideration of the impacts of such conveyances on public trust rights as well as a just and fair compensation to the public for the private use of the Submerged Lands.

SUMMARY

These Rules set forth the Bureau's regulations and policies relating to the use and conveyance of Submerged Lands owned by the State of Maine and held in the public trust for the people of Maine. These Rules provide definitions of key terms, explain when a lease or easement of Submerged Lands is required, and establish the process to be used in granting such leases and easements.

Notes

C.M.R. 01, 670, ch. 53
EFFECTIVE DATE (as 04-063, Bureau of Public Lands, Chapter 3):
March 15, 1986
AMENDED:
February 2, 1992
November 21, 1993 - Sec. 1.5 & 1.7
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 4, 1996
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
January 21, 1997
RENUMBERED (to 04-059, Bureau of Parks and Lands, Chapter 53):
December 28, 1999
AMENDED:
May 28, 2000
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
September 8, 2000
CORRECTIONS:
February, 2014 - agency names, formatting, umbrella-unit number changed to 01-670

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