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Sec. 14. 38 MRSA §480-U, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt.
BB, §18, is further amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:

 
(3) Contains endangered or threatened plant species
listed under Title 5, section 3315 as defined in Title
12, section 544;

 
Sec. 15. 38 MRSA §482, sub-§2, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997,
c. 502, §5, is amended to read:

 
B. Is a metallic mineral mining or advanced exploration
activity as defined in this section or an oil or gas
exploration or production activity, including drilling or
excavation under water;

 
Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1997, c. 502, §9, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
9.__Development within unorganized areas.__A development
located entirely within an area subject to the jurisdiction of
the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, other than a metallic
mineral mining or advanced exploration activity or an oil
terminal facility, is exempt from the requirements of this
article except as follows.

 
A. If a development is located in part within an organized
area and in part within an area subject to the jurisdiction
of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, that portion of
the development within the organized area is subject to
review under this article and that portion of the
development within the jurisdiction of the commission is
exempt from the requirements of this article except as
provided in paragraph B.__The part of the development within
the organized area is subject to review under this article
if that portion is a regulated development pursuant to this
article.

 
B. If an activity is located as described in paragraph A and
the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission determines that the
project is an allowed use within the subdistrict or
subdistricts for which it is proposed, so that a rezoning is
not required pursuant to Title 12, section 685-B, the entire
activity is subject to review by the department under this
article.

 
Review by the department of subsequent modifications to a
development approved by the department is required.__For a
development or part of a development within the jurisdiction of


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