LD 1054

APPROVED  CHAPTER
  APRIL 3, 2026  609
  BY GOVERNOR  PUBLIC LAW
  STATE OF MAINE
  _____
  IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
  _____
  H.P. 683 - L.D. 1054
 An Act to Amend Certain Definitions in the Laws Governing Conservation
  Easements
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §476, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 395, §3, is amended to
read:
    1. Conservation easement. "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest
of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of
which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic or open space values of real property;
assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational or open space use; protecting
natural resources; or maintaining or enhancing air or water quality of real property; or
preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural aspects of real property.
    Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §476, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 395, §3, is amended
to read:
    A. A governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws
    of this State or the United States, including a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe
    or band in the State; or
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