Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0967
Committee Amendment CA_A_S45 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "il" to S.P. 308, L.D. 967, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Charter of ~he Madawaska Water District" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the ti tIe 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, in order for the Madawaska Water District to have 
sufficient opportunity to hold the referendum required by this 
legislation, which is to be held prior to January 1, 2004, this 
legislation needs be passed as an emergency; 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 1953, c.17, §13-A is enacted to read: 
Sec. 13-A. 
Readiness-to-serve charges. 
The district shall 
assess readiness-to-serye charges against properties abutting on 
Qr accessible to the water lines of the district that on or after 
January 
1. 
2004 
become 
improved 
with 
new 
residential 
or 
Page l-LR0933(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
i~) 
~. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 308, L.D. 967 
commercial 
structures 
requiring 
systems 
for 
the 
disposal 
of 
sewage and wastewater, 
including, but not limited to, 
sewer 
service from the Town of Madawaska, but that do not connect to 
the 
district's 
water 
lines. 
The 
district 
shall 
assess 
readiness-to-serve charges at the district's minimum rate under 
the district's rate schedule. 
Sec. 2. Emergency clause; referendum; effective date. 
In view of 
the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when 
approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the 
legal voters within the Madawaska Water District at a referendum 
within 
the 
district 
held 
prior 
to 
January 
1, 
2004. 
The 
referendum must be called, advertised and conducted according to 
the law relating to municipal elections, except the registrar of 
voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to post a new list 
of voters. 
For the purpose of registering voters, the registrar 
of voters must be in session on the regular work day preceding 
the election. 
The content of this Act must be reduced to the 
following question: 
"Do you favor permitting the Madawaska Water District to 
charge 
readiness-to-serve 
charges 
against 
properties 
abutting on or accessible to the water lines of the district 
that on or after January 1, 
2004 are improved with new 
residential or commercial structures requiring systems for 
the disposal of 
sewage 
and wastewater but that do 
not 
connect to district's water lines?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion on the question. 
The 
results 
must 
be 
declared 
by 
the 
trustees 
of 
the 
Madawaska Water District and due certificate of the results filed 
by the clerk with the Secretary of State. 
This Act takes effect immediately upon its acceptance by a 
majority of the legal voters voting at the election.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
This amendment authorizes 
a referendum within the Madawaska Water District to allow it to 
charge readiness-to-serve charges against properties abutting on 
or accessible to the water lines of the district that on or after 
January 1, 2004 are improved with new residential or commercial 
structures 
requ~r~ng systems 
for the disposal of 
sewage 
and 
wastewater but that do not connect to district's water lines. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT