Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1620
Committee Amendment CA_A_H530 (House)

12IST LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1199, L.D. 1620, Bill, 
Act to Amend the Charter of the New Portland Water District" 
"An 
Amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated "Sec. 1." 
by 
striking out all 
of 
the 
first 
blocked 
paragraph 
after 
subsection 6 (page 2, lines 21 to 34 in L.D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'saa~~--ge--aRd--ae~e9y--a~e--eeRs~i~Q~ed and 
surrounding areas 
described 
as 
follows; 
Beginning at 
a 
point where 
the 
New 
Portland-Embden town line intersects with the Lexington 
town 
line: thence south along the New Portland-Embden town line to the 
intersection of 44° 54' 30" north latitude: thence west along 44° 
54' 30" north latitude to the intersection of 70° 04' 37" west 
longitude: thence north along 70° 04' 37" west longitude to the 
Lexington town line: thence east along the Lexington town line to 
the point of beginning constitute a body politic and corporate 
under the name of "New Portland Water District" for the purpose 
of supplying the said district and the inhabitants of said the 
district with pure water for 
domestic, 
commercial, 
sanitary, 
industrial, agricultural and municipal purposes.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out the emergency clause 
and inserting in its place the following; 
'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 
territory 
of 
the 
New 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 1199, L.D. 1620 
Portland Water District as proposed in this Act at a special or 
regular town meeting or election held prior to January 1, 2005. 
The election must be called, advertised and conducted according 
to the 
law relating to municipal elections, 
except that the 
registrar of voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to 
post a new list of voters. 
The registrar of voters must be in 
session on the secular day next preceding the election. 
The town 
clerk shall prepare the required ballots, on which the town clerk 
shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to the following 
question: 
"Do you favor expanding the territory of the New Portland 
Water District to allow the district to access a new source 
of water supply?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion on the question. 
The results must be declared by the municipal officers of 
the Town of New Portland and due certificate of the results filed 
by the town 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. 
Failure of 
acceptance by a majority of the legal voters does not prohibit 
subsequent 
elections 
held 
in 
accordance 
with 
this 
section, 
provided the elections are held prior to January 1, 2005.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes clarifying changes to the description 
of the expanded territory of the New Portland Water district and 
adds a referendum clause to the bill. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT