*Sec. 8. Review of rules pertaining to timber harvesting in shoreland areas. No later than October 1, 2005, the The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Forestry within the Department of Conservation, shall review rules adopted by the commissioner or the Board of Environmental Protection pertaining to timber harvesting and timber harvesting activities in shoreland areas and provide for the repeal or amendment of rules that duplicate or conflict with the rules adopted by the Commissioner of Conservation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 8867-B. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection and the board shall ensure that any necessary changes become effective January 1, 2006 on the date established pursuant to Title 38, section 438-B, subsection 5.

Sec. 7. Commissioner of Conservation directed to submit legislation. The Commissioner of Conservation, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, shall prepare legislation to make statutory revisions necessary to implement a statewide standard for timber harvesting and timber harvesting activities in shoreland areas and to further clarify as necessary the responsibilities of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry in administering and enforcing the standard. The Commissioner of Conservation shall submit the legislation for introduction in the legislative session prior to the effective date for rules adopted pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 8867-B as determined by Title 38, section 438-B, subsection 5.