Item 53

Authorize the Division of Forests and Lands to accept a Federal grant up to $9,100,000 and assign it directly to Plum Creek Maine Timberlands LLC to pay the purchase price for acquisition of a Conservation Easement on 22,991 +/- acres in the Town of Cambridge, Errol and Wentworth Location in Coos County NH, known as the “Androscoggin Headwaters Forest Legacy Project”. (2)Further authorize to accept the 22,991 +/- acres Conservation Easement, and enter into a Snowmobile Agreement to protect its natural resource values and insure continued access to the property. (3)Further authorize to reimburse Plum Creek Maine Timberlands LLC for the cost of a title insurance policy, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the property on which the Conservation Easement will be acquired. 100% Federal Funds. Fiscal Committee approved.