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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1102, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1989, c. 748, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
6. Open space land. "Open space land" means any area of
land, including wildlife habitat open space, or state wildlife
and management areas, sanctuaries and preserves designated as
such in Title 12, the preservation or restriction of the use of
which provides a public benefit in any of the following areas:

 
A. Conserving scenic resources;

 
B. Enhancing public recreation opportunities;

 
C. Promoting game management; or

 
D. Preserving wildlife or wildlife habitat.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §1102, sub-§10 is enacted to read:

 
10.__Wildlife habitat open space.__"Wildlife habitat open
space" means an area of open space land that has on it important:

 
A.__Wildlife habitat and is designated by the Department of
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as important wildlife habitat
or as a resource protection area in a comprehensive plan,
zoning ordinance or zoning map;

 
B.__Habitat for the life cycle of any species of wildlife as
identified by the Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife; or

 
C.__Natural vegetation communities as identified by the
Department of Conservation.

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §1106-A, sub-§2, ķE, is enacted to read:

 
E.__Wildlife habitat open space land is eligible for the
reduction set in paragraph A, B, C or D and an additional
25%.__The cumulative total of eligible reductions may not
reduce the valuation by more than 95%.

 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §1106-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 452, §9, is
amended to read:

 
3. Definition of land eligible for additional percentage
reduction. The following categories of open space land are
eligible for the additional percentage reduction set forth in
subsection 2, paragraphs B, C and, D and E.


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