Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1802 – Bureau of Parks and Lands established
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There is established within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry the Bureau of Parks and Lands, which shall carry out the responsibilities of State Government relating to parks, historic sites, submerged and intertidal lands, public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (AMD).]
1. Director. The executive head of the bureau is the director.
A. The powers and duties of the position of director may not be combined with any other position within the bureau or department. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (NEW).]
B. The position of director may not be filled in an acting capacity; the appointee must be a permanent full-time employee. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1802
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1801
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1801
- Director: means the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1801
- lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Nonreserved public lands: means all public domain lands, public islands in inland and coastal waters, lands acquired under section 8003, subsection 3, paragraph N, lands acquired by the bureau pursuant to other lawful authority and any other lands the management and control of which are not otherwise provided for by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1801
- Public reserved lands: means :
2. Deputy director. The director is assisted in executive duties by a deputy director. The deputy director position is a classified, confidential position.
[PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. V, §1 (AMD).]
3. Personal attendance to duties. The director and the deputy director shall attend personally to the duties of their offices as far as practicable.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (NEW).]
4. Appointment. The director is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the commissioner.
[PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. V, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. NN, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. PPPPPP, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. V, §§1, 2 (AMD).