Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8884, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §12 and affected by c. 600, Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

3. Confidentiality. Volume information contained in these reports submitted before October 1, 1999 pursuant to this section is confidential and shall may not be made public except that summary reports may be published that use aggregated data which that do not reveal the activities of an individual person or firm.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §8884, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Public information.__Notwithstanding Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph B, information contained in reports submitted pursuant to this section on or after October 1, 1999 is public information and must be made available to the public by the Maine Forest Service in an annual report released by March 31st of each year.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §8885, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:

2-B.__Plantation establishment report.__Owners of more than 20,000 acres of forest land on which plantations have been established on more than 25 acres in any year shall report to the director the location of the plantation, the acreage planted, the stand type prior to plantation establishment, the species planted and any other information needed to assess the impact of these practices.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §8885, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 720, §17, is further amended to read:

3. Reports. Reports required under subsection 1 are due January 1st.__Reports required under subsections 1 2 and 2 2-A are due during the month of January. If the period of cutting under subsection 1 or 2 extends beyond December 31st of any calendar year, a report shall must be submitted during the month of January for the preceding year. A person filing a harvest notification form pursuant to section 8883 must complete and return to the bureau a harvest report whether or not the landowner has harvested that year.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §8885, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §12 and affected by c. 600, Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

4. Confidentiality. Information contained in reports filed under this section shall prior to October 1, 1999 may not be made public, except that summary reports may be published that use aggregated data which that do not reveal the activities of an