Section 672-11-2 - Administering AgencyA.Department of Environmental Protection. The Department of Environmental Protection shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that: (1) is located wholly or partly within an organized municipality not served by LUPC; or (2) uses tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power, regardless of the hydropower project's location.B.Maine Land Use Planning Commission. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that is located wholly within the State's unorganized and deorganized areas as defined by 12 M.R.S. §682(1), and that does not use tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power.01- 672 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 2