Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 904 (2026)

Notice of failure to locate new owner

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If a new owner has not been located through the process set forth in sections 902 and 903, the department shall provide notice that a new owner for the dam has not been located and that the department intends to issue an order requiring the dam owner to release water from the dam in accordance with section 905. Notice must be sent by certified mail to each municipality in which the dam and impoundment are located, to county commissioners when the dam and impoundment are located in unorganized territory and to tribal governments when the dam and impoundment are located on tribal territory. The department shall also publish notice of its intent to issue the order at least once in a newspaper circulated in the area in which the dam and impoundment are located.   [PL 1995, c. 630, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 630, §3 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Trask v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 1999 ME 93 (Me. 1999).
Trask v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 1999 ME 93 (Me. 1999). “See 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 904, 905 (Pamph.1998). The Act does not contain any procedure if a person other than those required to be consulted pursuant to section 902 makes *436 an offer or if more than one party expresses an interest in assuming the property within the 180-day period.”
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