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Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, ¶K, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 167, §1, is amended to read:
 
K. The Bath Armory, or any portion thereof, located on Lincoln Street, Bath, by means of a quitclaim deed as long as the purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State from all claims, including any environmental clean-up costs that may arise in connection with the land or the buildings constituting the armory;
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, ¶N, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 167, §1, is amended to read:
 
N. The Presque Isle Armory located on North Main Street, Presque Isle, by means of a quitclaim deed as long as the purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State from all claims, including any environmental clean-up costs that may arise in connection with the land or the buildings constituting the armory; and
Sec. 3. 37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 167, §1, is amended to read:
 
O. The Caribou Armory, also known as the "Solman Armory," located on York Street, Caribou, by means of a quitclaim deed as long as the purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State from all claims, including any environmental clean-up costs that may arise in connection with the land or the buildings constituting the armory.;
Sec. 4.  37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, ¶P  is enacted to read:
 
P.  The Fort Kent Armory, located on Armory Road, Fort Kent, by means of a quitclaim deed as long as the purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State from all claims, including any environmental clean-up costs that may arise in connection with the land or the buildings constituting the armory; and
Sec. 5.  37-B MRSA §264, sub-§3, ¶Q  is enacted to read:
 
Q.  The Gardiner Armory, located on Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, by means of a quitclaim deed as long as the purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State from all claims, including any environmental clean-up costs that may arise in connection with the land or the buildings constituting the armory.
Sec. 6.  37-B MRSA §264, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Special provisions for the Portland Armory.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the Adjutant General may execute a like-kind exchange of the Portland Armory, or any portion thereof, located on Stevens Avenue, Portland, for real property of substantially equal value, subject to the provisions of subsection 3, paragraph L.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment adds authorization for the Adjutant General to sell the Fort Kent and Gardiner armories and allows for a real-property exchange of the armory in Portland.