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Names, addresses Addresses, telephone numbers and electronic mail
addresses collected by the bureau for the purpose of contacting
forest landowners owning less than 1,000 acres statewide to
provide them with forest management information are not a public
record for the purposes of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3
confidential and may be disclosed only in accordance with section
8005. The bureau shall provide copies of forest management
information sent to landowners to the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture,
conservation and forestry matters.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §8883-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

 
8. Confidentiality.__The addresses, telephone numbers and
electronic mail addresses of forest landowners owning less than
1,000 acres statewide contained in notifications filed under this
section are confidential and may be disclosed only in accordance
with section 8005.

 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §581-E, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §18, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §581-G is enacted to read:

 
§581-G.__Report to Bureau of Forestry

 
1.__Municipal report.__The municipal assessor or chief
assessor of a primary assessing area shall report annually to the
Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry by November 1st or
30 days following the tax commitment date, whichever is sooner,
the following information relating to land taxed according to
this subchapter:

 
A.__The names and addresses of forest landowners;

 
B.__The total number of acres taxed pursuant to this
subchapter, including a breakdown of forest type, by
softwood, mixed wood and hardwood;

 
C.__The year each parcel was first accepted for taxation
under this subchapter;

 
D.__The year of the most recent recertification of each
parcel; and

 
E.__The tax map number, plan number and lot number for each
parcel listed.

 
2.__Forms.__The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry
shall annually provide municipalities with forms for


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