Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §682, sub-§15, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 386, §1, is amended to read:

15. Campsite. "Campsite" means a camping location without access to a pressurized water system that contains a maximum of 4 camping sites designed for transient occupancy by 8 or fewer people per site on which may be located a tent, a tent trailer, a pickup camper, a recreational vehicle, a registered trailer that is 28 feet or less in length or other similar device used for camping. A camping location that contains permanent structures other than outhouses, fireplaces, picnic tables, lean-tos or hand-operated water pumps is not a campsite.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §413, sub-§2-D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 387, §4, is further amended to read:

2-D. Exemptions; road salt or sand-salt storage piles. The commissioner may exempt any road salt or sand-salt storage area from the need to obtain a license under this section for discharges to groundwaters of the State when the commissioner finds that the exempt activity will not have a significant adverse effect on the quality or classifications of the groundwaters of the State. In making this finding, the commissioner's review must include, but is not limited to, the location, structure and operation of the storage area. The commissioner shall exempt any road salt or sand-salt storage area that is used solely for forestry purposes and that is under jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission.

Owners of salt storage areas shall register the location of storage areas with the department on or before January 1, 1986. As required by section 411, the department shall prioritize municipal or quasi-municipal sand-salt storage areas prior to November 1, 1986.

New or existing salt or sand-salt storage areas registered after October 1, 1999 may be exempt from licensing under this section as long as such areas comply with siting, operational and best management practices adopted by rule by the department. Storage areas other than those owned by municipalities or counties and registered prior to October 1, 1999 are exempt from licensing under this section as long as such areas comply with section 451- A, subsection 1-A and with operational and best management practices adopted by rule by the department. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.