Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 838, §3, is amended to read:

2-B. Forest management activities. "Forest management activities" means timber stand improvement, timber harvesting activities, forest products harvesting and regeneration of forest stands. For the purposes of this definition, "timber harvesting activities" means timber harvesting, the construction and maintenance of roads used primarily for timber harvesting and other activities conducted to facilitate timber harvesting.__For the purposes of this definition, "timber harvesting" means the cutting or removal of timber for the primary purpose of selling or processing forest products.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. BB, §17, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

10.__Significant wildlife habitat.__"Significant wildlife habitat" means:

A.__The following areas to the extent that they have been mapped by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or are within any other protected natural resource:__habitat, as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, for species appearing on the official state or federal lists of endangered or threatened animal species; high and moderate value deer wintering areas and travel corridors as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; high and moderate value waterfowl and wading bird habitats, including nesting and feeding areas as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; critical spawning and nursery areas for Atlantic salmon as defined by the Atlantic Salmon Commission; and shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas and seabird nesting islands as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; and

B.__Significant vernal pool habitat as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and in conformance with criteria adopted by the department.__In an area in which regulated activities consist solely of forest management activities, significant vernal pool habitat is as defined and identified by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.__For purposes of this subsection only, "identified" means identified in a specific location by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.