Sec. 36. 38 MRSA §1310-S, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 557, §3, is amended to read:

5. Unincorporated townships and plantations. For the purposes of this section, county commissioners shall act as municipal officers for unincorporated townships, and assessors of plantations shall act as municipal officers for plantations. A copy of the application must be provided to the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission for projects within its jurisdiction.__ Review comments of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission must be considered by the commissioner in acting upon a project application.

Sec. 37. PL 1993, c. 383, §42, sub-§3 is amended to read:

3. A permit issued by the department Department of Environmental Protection for a development within unorganized territory, other than a permit for metallic mineral mining or advanced exploration activity, may be modified by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. Modification of a permit for a metallic mineral mining or advanced exploration activity requires approval by the department and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission structure that is from 3 acres up to and including 7 acres or a subdivision located on a parcel entirely within an area subject to the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, and any conditions of that permit, continues in effect and may be enforced by the department until the permit expires or is modified by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. Any modifications are only allowed when the total area of all modifications does not cause the structure to exceed 7 acres in total.__The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission may enforce a permit it has modified.

A permit issued by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission for a structure in excess of 7 acres, a development that occupies a land or water area in excess of 20 acres or a development that generates 100 or more passenger car equivalents at peak hour continues in effect and may be enforced by the Maine Land Use