D. Rare or exemplary natural communities or ecosystems as determined by the State's Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Areas Program database;

Sec. 25. 12 MRSA §7851, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 762, §3 and amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read:

2-B. Freshwater marshes and bogs. "Freshwater marshes and bogs" means naturally occurring open areas with saturated soils or peat, often associated with standing water and dominated by low herbaceous vegetation, grasses, weeds and shrubs and including wetlands, as shown on the Freshwater Wetlands Map Series, Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, Maine Geological Survey, or zoned as a Wetland Protection Subdistrict, P-WL, by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission.

Sec. 26. 22 MRSA §676, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 345, §§13, 14 and amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read:

5. Geology. The Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, Maine Geological Survey within the Department of Conservation shall provide technical assistance for waste management.

Sec. 27. 22 MRSA §679-B, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 664, §10 and amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read:

8. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 1585, funds allocated under this section must be transferred as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section and Title 38, chapter 14-A from the department to other agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the State Planning Office, the Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, Maine Geological Survey within the Department of Conservation and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission.

Sec. 28. 32 MRSA §4700-G, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 25, §7 and PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read: