Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §420-C, 3rd ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:

This section applies to a project or any portion of a project located within an organized area of this State. For any activity for which a permit from the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is not required under Title 12, section 685-B, subsection 1-A, paragraph B, this section also applies to any portion of a project located within an unorganized area of this State. This section does not apply to agricultural fields. Forest management activities, including associated road construction or maintenance, conducted in accordance with applicable standards of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, are deemed to comply with this section. This section may not be construed to limit a municipality's authority under home rule to adopt ordinances containing stricter standards than those contained in this section.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §480-P, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 809, §2, is amended by inserting at the end a new paragraph to read:

For any activity for which a permit from the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is not required under Title 12, section 685-B, subsection 1-A, paragraph B, outstanding river segments also include any other outstanding river and stream segments described in Title 12, section 403.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§9-A is enacted to read:

9-A.__Development partially within unorganized territory.__ For developments partially within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, the department may request and obtain technical assistance from the commission and shall request recommendations from the commission.__The commission shall respond to the requests in a timely manner.__ The recommendations of the commission must address the ways in which the proposed project is or is not consistent with the commission's comprehensive land use plan, but compliance with that plan is not a requirement under this Title.__The recommendations of the commission must be considered by the department in acting upon a development application insofar as those recommendations relate to standards applicable under the natural resources protection laws or any other law administered by the department.