B.__Except for solely forest management activities, for which "significant wildlife habitat" is as defined and mapped in accordance with section 480-I by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the following areas that are defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and are in conformance with criteria adopted by the

Department of Environmental Protection or are within any other protected natural resource:

(1)__Significant vernal pool habitat;

(2)__High and moderate value waterfowl and wading bird habitat, including nesting and feeding areas; and

(3)__Shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §480-Q, sub-§17, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 575, §1, are amended to read:

E. The activity does not take place in a wetland containing or consisting of peat land dominated by shrubs, sedges and sphagnum moss; and

F. The entire activity constitutes a single, complete project.; and

Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §480-Q, sub-§17, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__The activity does not occur in a significant wildlife habitat.

Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §480-BB is enacted to read:

§480-BB.__Significant wildlife habitat; major substantive rules

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall adopt rules that define "significant vernal pool habitat," "high and moderate value waterfowl and wading bird habitat" and "shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas" under section 480-B, subsection 10, paragraph B.__The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules regarding the criteria used to determine whether an area is significant vernal pool habitat,