Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS
Chapter 55 - SUNKEN LOG SALVAGE RULES
- Section 670-55-1 - Authority
- Section 670-55-2 - Purposes
- Section 670-55-3 - Applicability
- Section 670-55-4 - Definitions
- Section 670-55-5 - Application Procedures
- Section 670-55-6 - General Standards
- Section 670-55-7 - Compensation
- Section 670-55-8 - General Terms and Conditions
- Section 670-55-9 - Exemptions
- Section 670-55-10 - Conformance with Other Requirements
- Section 670-55-11 - Compliance and Enforcement
- Section 670-55-12 - Other Rules and Statutes
- Section 670-55-13 - Effective Date
PREAMBLE
Under 12 MRSA §1867, the State of Maine reserves to itself title and ownership to all logs resting on publicly owned Submerged Lands. This statute authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to establish a program allowing the Bureau to issue authorizations for the salvage and sale of sunken logs. The program, as set forth in these Rules, needs to be carefully administered to ensure that it is consistent with purposes as described below and the Bureau's overall stewardship role of public lands.
Summary
These Rules set forth the Bureau's requirements regarding the salvage of sunken logs on publicly owned Submerged Lands. These Rules also establish the procedures for granting sunken log salvage authorizations and for determining compensation to the State for sale of these logs.
