Maine Federal & Tribal Land Carve-outs (Acadia NP, Wild & Scenic, Indian Settlement Act) (ME)
Tracked preemption from the Maine overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1916-08-25
Sunset
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Authority
federal
Scope
state:ME
Other Maine preemptions
Maine Short-Term Rental Framework — 30-A M.R.S. §4364 (2024 Amendments)Maine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4364 — Statewide ADU MandateMaine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4364-A — 2-4 Unit Middle Housing FloorMaine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4358 — Affordable Housing 2.5x Density BonusMaine 30-A M.R.S. §4358(2) — Manufactured Housing ProtectionMaine Growth Management Act — Comprehensive Plan Consistency RequirementMaine 30-A M.R.S. §4326 — Growth / Rural / Transition Area Tripartite DesignationMaine Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act — 38 M.R.S. §§435-449
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.in_acadia_np_boundary==Trueparcel.in_wild_and_scenic_corridor==Trueparcel.on_indian_settlement_land==True
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
zoning_authority | override | federal_or_tribal | Passamaquoddy / Penobscot / Maliseet / Micmac settlement lands governed by Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (25 U.S.C. §§1721-1735) with state/tribal jurisdictional split |
base_districts[*].development_restrictions | override | nps_acadia_general_management_plan | Acadia NP General Management Plan controls; NPS authority via 16 U.S.C. §1 et seq. |
base_districts[*].development_restrictions | override | wild_and_scenic_corridor_plan | Allagash Wilderness Waterway and other designated corridors under 16 U.S.C. §1271 et seq. |
Citation
Authority source
16 U.S.C. §1 et seq. (NPS Organic Act); 16 U.S.C. §1271 et seq. (Wild and Scenic Rivers Act); 25 U.S.C. §§1721-1735 (Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980); 30 M.R.S. §§6201-6214 (Maine Implementing Act)
§ Acadia NP enabling act + MICSA 1980
Research notes
Acadia NP boundary (Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula, Isle au Haut) is federal land; surrounding gateway communities (Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Tremont, Southwest Harbor, Winter Harbor) retain municipal zoning but coordinate with NPS via cooperative agreements. Tribal settlement lands have a unique state/federal/tribal jurisdictional split under MICSA — verify case-by-case. Wild & Scenic corridors include the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.