D. Washington County and the Downeast region, including up to 500 acres of land reserved for the Passamaquoddy Tribe.

No more than one zone may be established in each of the areas specified in paragraphs A to D, except that the commissioner may designate up to 4 additional zones and may designate additional acres in qualifying areas in order to respond to the needs of a particular development project through the process established in section 5250-L.

Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §5250-J, sub-§3, ¶¶A and D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2, are amended to read:

A. The total area of a zone, including all noncontiguous parcels, may not exceed 5,000 developable acres, which need not be contiguous;

D. Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may not be provided based upon any property, employees or positions transferred by the business or affiliated businesses into a Pine Tree Development Zone from a location elsewhere in the State;

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §5250-J, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §5250-K, sub-§§3 and 5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. D, §2, are amended to read:

3. Effective date. The establishment of a Pine Tree Development Zone is effective upon preliminary designation by the commissioner.

5. Amendments. The designation, size, location, number and configuration of the parcels in a Pine Tree Development Zone or the terms All aspects of a development plan as described in section 5250-J, subsection 4, including the designation of additional acreage, may be amended by an affirmative a majority vote of all the participating units of local government as evidenced by either a majority vote of the municipal officers or legislative body of each unit of local government or their representatives on the zone's governing body. A participating unit of local government may amend, or undesignate entirely, previously designated acreage within its jurisdiction by a majority vote of its municipal officers or legislative body, as long as the amendment does not increase its total acres.__In no case may an amendment adversely affect the Pine Tree Development