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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶M, as amended by PL 2003, c. 614, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
M. Records or information describing the architecture,
design, access authentication, encryption or security of
information technology infrastructure and systems. Records
or information covered by this paragraph may be disclosed to
the Legislature or, in the case of a political or
administrative subdivision, to municipal officials or board
members under conditions that protect the information from
further disclosure; and

 
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶N, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 614, §3, is
amended to read:

 
N. Social security numbers in the possession of the
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. ; and

 
Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶O is enacted to read:

 
O.__Forest management plans and supporting documentation of
forest management activities on private forest lands, when
such documentation is held by the Department of
Conservation, Bureau of Forestry for the purpose of
administering landowner assistance programs.

 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §8883-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

 
8.__Confidentiality.__The addresses, telephone numbers and
electronic mail addresses of forest landowners owning less than
1,000 acres statewide contained in notifications filed under this
section are not public records for the purposes of Title 1,
section 402, subsection 3.

 
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §581-E, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §18, is
amended to read:

 
§581-E. Report to the Bureau of Forestry

 
The municipal assessor or chief assessor of a primary
assessing area shall report to the Bureau of Forestry by November
1, 1990, or 30 days following the tax commitment date, whichever
is sooner, and annually thereafter, on forms provided by the
bureau, the following information relating to land taxed
according to this subchapter:

 
1. Landowner names and addresses. The names and addresses of
landowners;


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