| 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §8883-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §581-E, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §18, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §581-G is enacted to read: |
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| §581-G.__Report to Bureau of Forestry |
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| | 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: |
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| A.__The names and addresses of forest landowners; |
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| B.__The total number of acres taxed pursuant to this | subchapter, including a breakdown of forest type, by | softwood, mixed wood and hardwood; |
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| C.__The year each parcel was first accepted for taxation | under this subchapter; |
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| D.__The year of the most recent recertification of each | parcel; and |
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| E.__The tax map number, plan number and lot number for each | parcel listed. |
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| | 2.__Forms.__The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Forestry | shall annually provide municipalities with forms for |
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