Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6072, sub-§7-B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 453, §1, is amended to read:

7-B. Conditions. The commissioner may establish conditions that govern the use of the leased area and limitations on the aquaculture activities. These conditions shall must encourage the greatest multiple, compatible uses of the leased area, but shall must also address the ability of the lease site and surrounding area to support ecologically significant flora and fauna and preserve the exclusive rights of the lessee to the extent necessary to carry out the lease purpose. The commissioner may grant the lease on a conditional basis until the lessee has acquired all the necessary federal, state and local permits. A lease may not be approved unless the commissioner has received certification from the Department of Environmental Protection that the project will not violate the standards ascribed to the receiving waters classification, Title 38, section 465-B.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6072, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1987, c. 453, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

10.__Notification of granted leases.__After the granting of a lease:

A.__The lessee shall record the lease in the registry of deeds of each county in which the leased area is located;

B.__The department shall notify all riparian owners, intervenors and the municipality in which the lease is located that a lease has been granted.__The notice must include a description of the area and how a copy of the lease may be obtained;

C.__The lessee shall mark the leased area in a manner prescribed by the commissioner; and

D.__The lessee shall annually submit to the department a seeding and harvesting report for the past year and a seeding and harvesting plan for the coming year.__Upon written request, the department shall provide a copy of the report to the municipality or municipalities in which or adjacent to which the lease is located.__The seeding and harvesting reports submitted by a lessee under this