‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §684, first ¶,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 682, §8, is further amended to read:

The commission shall elect annually, from its own membership, a chair and such other officers it considers necessary. Meetings are held at the call of the chair or at the call of more than 1/2 of the membership. Meetings must be held at a location within the jurisdiction of the commission or another convenient location approved by the chair. The commission, acting in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2, may adopt whatever rules it considers necessary for the conduct of its business , except that rules adopted under this chapter relating to wind energy development are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. The commission shall keep minutes of all proceedings, which are a public record available and on file in the office of the commission. Members of the commission are compensated as provided in Title 5, chapter 379. Commission members must receive an orientation and annual continuing education on this chapter, commission rules and planning and regulatory processes. A quorum of the commission for the transaction of business is 5 members. No action may be taken by the commission unless upon approval by a vote of 5 members.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3452, sub-§4,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3453, last ¶,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 and amended by PL 2011, c. 682, §38, is further amended to read:

Rules adopted by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to this section are routine technical major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3453-A, sub-§7,  as enacted by PL 2015, c. 265, §8 and affected by §10, is amended to read:

Sec. 5. 35-A MRSA §3457, last ¶,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:

Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §3459, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2013, c. 325, §3, is amended to read:

Sec. 7. 35-A MRSA §3460  is enacted to read:

§ 3460.  Rulemaking

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department may adopt rules, which are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 8. 38 MRSA §489-E,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 359, §4, is amended to read:

§ 489-E. Rulemaking

Rules adopted by the department pursuant to this article are routine technical rules except that rules adopted by the department after January 1, 2010 pursuant to section 484, subsections 1, 3, 4, 4-A, 5, 6 and , 7 and 10 are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 9. PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. E, §2  is repealed.

Sec. 10. Rules adopted prior to effective date of Act. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, rules relating to wind energy development adopted pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 206-A; Title 35-A, chapter 34-A; or Title 38, chapter 3, article 6 prior to the effective date of this Act remain in effect, except that any amendment to such rules on or after the effective date of this Act must comply, where applicable, with the requirements of Title 12, section 684; Title 35-A, section 3460; and Title 38, section 489-E.’