(6) Creamer Brook in Township 19 Eastern Division - Class AA.

(7) Clifford Brook in Marion Township - Class AA.

Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §470-H is enacted to read:

§470-H. Water use standards; rules

The board shall adopt rules that establish water use standards for maintaining in-stream flows and GPA lake or pond water levels that are protective of aquatic life and other uses and that establish criteria for designating watersheds most at risk from cumulative water use.__Standards adopted under this section must be based on the natural variation of flows and water levels, allowing variances if use will still be protective of water quality within that classification.__Rules adopted under this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 13. 38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 430, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Coastal wetlands. "Coastal wetlands" means all tidal and subtidal lands, including all areas below any identifiable debris line left by tidal action; all areas with vegetation present that is tolerant of salt water and occurs primarily in a salt water or estuarine habitat; and any swamp, marsh, bog, beach, flat or other contiguous lowland which that is subject to tidal action during the maximum spring highest tide level for the year in which an activity is proposed as identified in tide tables published by the National Ocean Service. Coastal wetlands may include portions of coastal sand dunes.

Sec. 14. 38 MRSA §480-E-1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 232, §15, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§480-E-1. Delegation of permit-granting authority to Maine

Land Use Regulation Commission

The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission shall issue all permits under this article for activities that are located wholly within its jurisdiction and are not subject to review and approval by the department under any other article of this chapter.