Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §685-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §222, is further amended to read:

1. Classification and districting of lands. The commission, acting on principles of sound land use planning and development, shall determine the boundaries of areas within the unorganized and deorganized portions areas of the State that fall into land use districts and designate each area in one of the following major district classifications: Protection protection, management and development. The commission, acting in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II, shall enact adopt regulations for determining the boundaries of each major type of district in accordance with the following standards.:

A. Protection districts: Areas where development would jeopardize significant natural, recreational and historic resources, including, but not limited to, flood plains, precipitous slopes, wildlife habitat and other areas critical to the ecology of the region or State.;

B. Management districts: Areas which that are appropriate for commercial forest product or agricultural uses or for the extraction of nonmetallic minerals and for which plans for additional development are not presently formulated nor additional development anticipated.; and

D. Development districts: Areas discernible as having patterns of intensive residential, recreational, commercial or industrial use, or commercial removal of metallic minerals or other natural resources, and areas appropriate for designation as development districts when measured against the purpose, intent and provisions of this chapter.

In addition to delineating the major district classifications listed, the commission may delineate such subclassifications as may be deemed necessary and desirable to carry out the intent of this chapter.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §685-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 308, is repealed.