An Act To Amend the Charter of the Kennebunk Light and Power District
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1221
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: SULLIVAN, BABBIDGE, BARTLETT, HOBBINS, CONNOR

Legislative Document 
No. 1221 
S.P.422 
March 8, 2007 
An Act To Amend the Charter of the Kennebunk Light and Power 
District 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator SULLIVAN of York. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representative BABBIDGE of Kennebunk and Senators: BARTLETT of 
Cumberland, HOBBINS of York, Representative: CONNOR of Kennebunk. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1951, c. 53, §3 is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
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Sec. 3. Territorial limits. The territorial limits within which the district may sell, 
distribute and furnish electricity for light, heat and power to individuals, partnerships, 
firms and corporations are the entire territory of the Town of Kennebunk; and the 
territorial limits of the Kennebunk Light and Power District include those parts of the 
Town of Lyman, the Town of Wells and the Town of Arundel, formerly known as North 
Kennebunkport, that the Kennebunk Light and Power District was providing service on 
November 7,2006 and may include in addition those portions of the Town of Lyman, the 
Town of Wells and the Town of Arundel in which at the time no other public utility was 
furnishing electric service. 
Extension of service by the district within the Town of 
Lyman, the Town of Wells and the Town of Arundel after November 7, 2006 is subject to 
the consent of the Public Utilities Commission in accordance with the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 35-A, sections 2102,2105 and 2110 as amended. 
Sec. 2. P&SL 1951, c. 53, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. 4. Power of sale and purchase. Afly The Kennebunk Light and Power 
District is authorized to acquire by purchase the plants, properties, rights, privileges and 
franchises of any public utility now furnishing electric service to the public within the 
territorial limits of said the district is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase the plants, 
properties, rights, privileges and franchises of the Kennebunk Light and PmNer District 
and after acquisition shall have, hold, exercise and enjoy in its own name all of said the 
plants, properties, rights, privileges and franchises as though originally granted to it, and 
said 
Kennebunk Ligl=lt and Power District the public utility is I=Iereby authorized to 
convey its plants, properties, rights, privileges and franchises to such public utility the 
Kennebunk Light and Power District. 
Sec. 3. Resolve disagreement. The Public Utilities Commission is authorized to 
resolve by hearing and order any disagreement or dispute between the Kennebunk Light 
and Power District and any public utility as to the valuation offacilities under Private and 
Special Law 1951, chapter 53, section 4 as amended by this Act and any issue with 
respect to the severance or realignment of facilities rated 50 kilovolts or below resulting 
from any acquisition of facilities by Kennebunk Light and Power District from the public 
utility. 
Sec. 4. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect only for the purpose 
of permitting its submission to the legal voters within the Town of Kennebunk at an 
election called for that purpose and held by December 31, 2008. 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. For purposes of registration of voters, the registrar of voters must be in session 
the secular day next preceding the election. The subject matter of this Act is reduced to 
the following question: 
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"Do you favor allowing Kennebunk Light and Power District to provide 
retail electric service throughout the entire Town of Kennebunk?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or 
"No" their opinion of the same. 
The results must be declared by the municipal officers of the Town of Kennebunk 
and due certificate of the results filed by the clerk with the Secretary of State. 
This Act takes effect for all purposes immediately upon its approval by a majority of 
the legal voters voting at the election. Failure to achieve the necessary approval in any 
referendum does not prohibit subsequent referenda consistent with this section, as long as 
the referenda are held prior to December 31,2008. 
Sec. S. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon passage of the referendum 
notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 2102, 2105 or 2110 and 
Private and Special Law 1951, chapter 53, section 19. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the Kennebunk Light and Power District charter to allow 
Kennebunk Light and Power District to provide retail electric service throughout the 
entire Town of Kennebunk subject to referendum and without the need to obtain prior 
approval of the Public Utilities Commission under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-
A, sections 2102, 2105 and 2110. The bill also authorizes Kennebunk Light and Power 
District to acquire by purchase the properties and rights of any public utility currently 
serving in those areas where the charter amendment would allow Kennebunk Light and 
Power District to extend its services. 
The bill also authorizes the Public Utilities 
Commission to resolve disputes or disagreements between Kennebunk Light and Power 
District and any public utility as to the valuation of facilities to be purchased by 
Kennebec Light and Power District and as to the severance and realignment of facilities 
rated 50 kilovolts or below as a result of the purchase.