Environmental
Maine's 'Lakes Saved from Invasives Program' helps protect Maine lakes from aquatic invasive species that can be spread by:
ABirds and wildlife only
BBoats, trailers, and other watercraft carrying plant fragments and organisms from lake to lake✓ Correct
CRainfall from coastal areas
DMigrating fish populations only
Explanation
Invasive aquatic species (milfoil, water chestnut, etc.) spread primarily through boats and equipment that transport plant fragments from infested waters to clean lakes.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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