Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 2nd paragraph in the 13th line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " classified forest lands are" and inserting the following: ' "classified forest lands" means

Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in subparagraph (4) in the 4th line (page 2, line 18 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " classification" the following: ' to farmland classification'

Amend the bill in section 2 in the indented paragraph in the 13th to 16th lines (page 2, lines 34 to 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " , except that on or after October 1, 2011 the applicant for such a transfer, and any subsequent owner of the property while so enrolled, must conform to the forest management and harvest plan requirements pursuant to section 574-B with respect to all forested land on that farmland parcel"

summary

This amendment makes technical changes and removes the requirement that a landowner conform to a forest management plan after transferring land from the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law to the farm and open space tax program.