Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A. Public Utilities § 3453. Additions to the expedited permitting area

1. Geographic extension. Involves a logical geographic extension of the currently designated expedited permitting area, except that the addition of a specified place that was previously removed from the expedited permitting area in accordance with section 3453-A, subsection 1 need not satisfy this requirement;

2. Meets state goals. Is important to meeting the state goals for wind energy development established in section 3404; and

3. Consistent with comprehensive land use plan. Is consistent with the principal values and the goals in the comprehensive land use plan adopted by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to Title 12, section 685-C.

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