An Act Authorizing the Deorganization of Drew Plantation
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1762
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: RA YE, McLEOD

Legislative Document 
No. 1762 
S.P.679 
In Senate, December 30, 2005 
An Act Authorizing the Deorganization of Drew Plantation 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 28,2005. Referred to the Committee 
on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Senator RA YE of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative: McLEOD of Lee. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Deorganization of Drew Plantation. Drew Plantation in Penobscot 
County is deorganized, except that the corporate existence, powers, duties and liabilities 
of the plantation survive for the purposes of prosecuting and defending all pending suits 
to which the plantation is, or may be, a party and all needful process arising out of any 
suits, including provisions for the payment of all or any judgments or debts that may be 
rendered against the plantation or exist in favor of any creditor. 
Sec. 2. Unexpended school funds. The treasurer of Drew Plantation or any 
other person who has custody of the funds of the plantation shall pay to the Treasurer of 
State all unexpended school funds that, together with the credits due the plantation for 
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school purposes, are to be used by the State Tax Assessor to settle any school obligations 
contracted by the plantation before deorganization. 
Any unexpended school funds 
remaining with the Treasurer of State after all the obligations have been met must be 
added to the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund, as established in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115. 
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Sec. 3. Provision of education services. Notwithstanding any other law, this 
section entitles all prekindergarten to grade 5 pupils in Drew Plantation to attend school 
in Kingman Township, all grade 6 to grade 8 pupils to attend school within Maine School 
Administrative District No. 30 and all grade 9 to grade 12 pupils to attend school at Lee 
Academy. Pupils must be provided transportation at state expense to those schools. 
Sec. 4. Assessment of taxes. The State Tax Assessor shaIl assess the real and 
personal property taxes in Drew Plantation as of April 1,2007, as provided in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115. 
Sec. 5. Referendum; certificate to Secretary of State. This Act takes effect 
days after its approval only for the purpose of permitting its submission by the 
municipal officers to the legal voters of Drew Plantation by ballot at the next general 
election to be held in November. This election must be called, advertised and conducted 
according to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, sections 2528 and 2532. The 
plantation clerk shall prepare the required ballots, on which the clerk shall reduce the 
subject matter of this Act to the following question: 
"Do you favor the deorganization of Drew Plantation?" 
The voters shall indicate their opinion on this question by a cross or check mark 
placed against the word "Yes" or "No." Before becoming effective, this Act must be 
approved by at least 2/3 of the legal voters voting at the election, and the total number of 
votes cast for and against the acceptance of this Act at the election must equal or exceed 
50% of the total number of votes cast in the plantation for Governor at the last 
gubernatorial election. 
The municipal officers of Drew Plantation shaIl declare the result of the vote. The 
plantation clerk shall file a certificate of the election result with the Secretary of State 
within 10 days from the date of the election. 
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Sec. 6. Effective date. Sections I to 4 of this Act take effect on July I, 2007 if 
deorganization is approved by the voters of Drew Plantation pursuant to section 5 of this 
Act. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for the deorganization of Drew Plantation in Penobscot County, 
subject to approval at local referendum.