Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §682, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1973, c. 569, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Unorganized and deorganized areas. "Unorganized and deorganized areas" shall include includes all areas located within the jurisdiction of the State of Maine, except areas located within organized cities and towns, and Indian reservations unorganized and deorganized townships, plantations that have not received commission approval under section 685-A, subsection 4 to implement their own land use controls, towns that have organized since 1971 but have not received commission approval under section 685-A, subsection 4 to implement their own land use controls and all other areas of the State that are not part of an organized municipality except Indian reservations.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §682, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1979, c. 631, §1, is further amended to read:

4. Structure. "Structure" shall mean means anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or in the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on or in the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings, mobile homes, retaining walls, fences, billboards, signs, piers and floats. It shall does not include a wharf, fish weir or trap that may be licensed under Title 38, chapter 9.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §683, as amended by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. B, §6 and affected by §7, is further amended to read:

§683. Creation of Maine Land Use Regulation Commission

The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, as established by Title 5, section 12004-D, subsection 1 to carry out the purposes stated in section 681, is created within the Department of Conservation, and in this chapter called the "commission." The commission is charged with implementing this chapter in all of the unorganized and deorganized areas of the State. The commission consists of 7 public members, none of whom may be state employees, who must be appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over conservation matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, for staggered 4-year terms. Of the potential appointees to the commission, the Governor shall actively seek and give consideration to persons who are knowledgeable in commerce and industry; fisheries and wildlife; forestry; and conservation. In addition the Governor shall actively seek and give consideration to persons residing in or near the unorganized areas of the State and to persons residing on unorganized coastal