Establishes a nonlapsing, interest-bearing account to fund farmland conservation efforts in Maine.
The bill establishes a nonlapsing, interest-bearing account within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to support public-private partnerships for farmland conservation. It transfers $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Working Farmland Access and Protection Program. The account supports ongoing funding for one full-time, permanent position within the Department of Appropriations and allocations.
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