An Act to Amend the Charter of the New Portland Water District (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1620
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: McGLOCKLIN, HATCH

Legislative Document 
No. 1620 
H.P.1199 
House of Representatives, May 20,2003 
An Act to Amend the Charter of the New Portland Water District 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative McGLOCKLIN of Embden. 
Cosponsored by Senator HATCH of Somerset. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the water supply of the New Portland Water District 
does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
drinking water standards: and 
Whereas, the New Portland 
emergency 
funding 
through 
a 
Agriculture 
rural 
development 
development block grant; and 
Water District has just received 
United 
States 
Department 
of 
block 
grant 
and 
a 
community 
Whereas, the New Portland Water District must 
wells 
to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's 
drill new 
drinking 
water standards; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation .as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1975, c. 18, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. 1. Territorial limits; corporate name and purpose. 
The 
inhabitants of aRe the territory within that part of the Town of 
New Portland in the County of Somerset, more commonly known as 
North New Portland village, 
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surrounding 
areas 
described 
as 
follows: 
Beginning at 
a 
point 
where 
the 
New 
Portland-Embden 
town line intersects with 44° 
56' 
38" 
north 
longitude; thence south along the New Portland-Embden town line 
to the intersection of 44
54' 30" north longitude; thence west 
along 44° 54' 30" north longitude to the intersection of 70° 03 ' 
50" west latitude; thence north along 70° 03' 50" west latitude 
to the intersection of 44° 56' 38" north longitude; thence east 
44° 56' 
38" north longitude to the point of beginning a body 
politic and corporate under the name 
of 
"New Portland Water 
District" for the purpose of supplying the saia district and the 
inhabitants of saia the district with pure water for domestic, 
commercial, 
sanitary, 
industrial, 
agricultural 
and 
municipal 
purposes. 
The authority granted under this chapter 
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supersedes the authority granted the North Village Water Company 
to serve said area. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the territorial limits of the New Portland 
Water District.