ME LD2063

Hand planting of native vegetation adjacent to coastal wetlands, freshwater wetlands, great ponds, rivers, streams, or brooks is exempt from permit requirements when done without machinery, with planting holes no larger than 2 feet in diameter, and no more than one cubic yard of soil overturned annually

Hand planting of native dune vegetation in coastal sand dune systems is permit-exempt when the planted area does not exceed 2,000 square feet and occurs between October 1st and March 15th (unless approved by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)

Corrective actions to resolve Natural Resources Protection Act violations are exempt from permit requirements when written approval is provided by the Department of Environmental Protection

Great ponds and habitat for state endangered and threatened species are added to the list of areas covered under the department's compensation program

The Department of Environmental Protection is granted third-party enforcement rights to enforce deed restrictions and conservation easements executed to meet compensation requirements