Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission

The Commission was created by the Maine State Legislature  Consider the following: (1) Property owner liability, including personal injury, property damage and environmental damage liability resulting from public use of an abandoned or discontinued road; (2) Public easement retention over an abandoned or discontinued road, including the scope of permitted and actual public use; (3) Statutory terminology related to abandoned or discontinued roads; and (4) The statutory process for the abandonment or discontinuation of a road, including barriers to determining the legal status of a road; B. For matters relating to abandoned and discontinued roads other than those described by paragraph A, prioritize matters for consideration by the commission by determining which matters related to abandoned and discontinued roads have a significant negative impact, qualitatively or quantitively.