An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0200
Committee Amendment CA_A_H34 (House)

COMM;TTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 165, L.D. 200, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Chmier of the Caribou Utilities District" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 1, line 23 to 27 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §3 is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 3. Right of eminent domain conferred .. The district is authorized and 
empowered to acquire and hold real and personal property necessary or convenient for its 
purposes. The district is granted the right of eminent domain as specified in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1152 with respect to its sewer functions and is granted 
the right of eminent domain as specified in Title 35-A, section 6408 with respect to its 
water functions.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6 to 9 (page 2, lines 3 to 29 in L.D.) and 
inseliing the following: 
'Sec. 6. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §5, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1981, c. 47, §1, 
is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
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Sec. 5. Procedure as to the exercise of right of eminent domain for sewer; 
appeal. In exercising rights of eminent domain with respect to its sewer functions, the 
district sh~t11 comply with the procedures established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
38, sections 1152-A, 1153 and 1154. 
Sec. 7. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §6 is repealed. 
Sec. 8. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §6-A is enacted to read: 
Sec. 6-A. Procedure as to the exercise of right of eminent domain for 
water. In exercising rights of eminent domain with respect to its water functions, the 
district shall comply with the procedures established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
35-A, section 6409. 
Sec. 9. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §8-A is enacted to read: 
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Sec. 8-A. Trustees' compensation. Trustees' compensation is governed by the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1252, subsection 5. 
Sec. 10. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §8-B is enacted to read: 
Sec. 8-B. Trustees' retirement eligibility. Trustees' retirement is governed by 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1252, subsection 6.' 
Amend the bill in section 11 in section 12 by striking out all of the last 6 lines (page 
3, lines 35 to 40 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'and as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 5402, must first be approved by local referendum of 
the voters of the district, but not for the acquisition of the property of the Caribou '.Vater 
'.Vorks Corporation provided in this Act, and not for the already planned for local share 
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of se',verage treatment plant, the aggregate of both of which shall not exceed $6,000,000 
or for rene'tving or refunding mdsting indebtedness or to pay for maintenance, repairs or 
current expenses the district shall comply with the provisions of Title 35-A, section 6310. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections q to 15 (page 4, lines 1 to 43; page 5, 
lines I to 47; page 6, lines 1 to 43; and page 7, lines I to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 13. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §15, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1981, c. 47, 
§6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 15. Rates. All water rates, tolls, rents and charges of the district are governed 
by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 3 and chapter 61. All sewer rates, 
tolls, rents and charges of the district are governed by Title 38, section 1202. 
Sec. 14. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §16-A, as enacted by P&SL 1957, c. 7, §2, is 
amended to read: 
Sec. 16-A. Rights of abutters to enter sewer. The district at all times shall be 
.lli bound to permit the ovmers owner or agent of premises abutting upon tts the district's 
lines of pipes and conduits to enter the same with all proper sewage, upon conformity to 
the rules and regulations of the district and payment of the rates, tolls, rents and charges 
established therefor. Every building in the district intended for human habitation or 
occupancy on premises abutting on a street in which there is a public sewer or any such 
building within 100 feet of a public sewer shalt must have a sewerage system which shall 
be caused to be connected witH to the public sewer by the owner or agent of the premises 
in the most direct manner possible, and, if feasible, with a separate connection for each 
house or building; except that existing buildings ,.",hich are already served by a 
satisfactory private se,,vage disposal system which meets and continues to meet the 
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requirements of section 122 (b) of the state plumbing code and amendments thereto shall 
not be required to connect with the public sev ... er. 
Any such Exceptions to the 
requirement to connect to the public sewer are governed by the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 38, section 1252, subsection 3. A private sewage disposal system whfc.I:t that is not 
required to connect to the public sewer pursuant to Title 38, section 1252, subsection 3 
that fails to meet or continue to meet the requirements of section 122 (b) of the state 
plumbing code and amendments thereto to the state plumbing code is hereby declared to 
be a public nuisance. 
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Sec. 15. P&SL 1945, c. 83, §16-B, as enacted by P&SL 1957, c. 7, §2, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 16-B. Lien for payment of rates. Liens for unpaid water rates, tolls, rents 
or charges are governed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 61 I I-A. Liens 
for unpaid sewer rates, tolls, rents or charges are governed by Title 38, section 1208.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes a series of technical changes to the bill to provide cross-
references to relevant provisions in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, with respect 
to water functions of the district, and to relevant provisions in Title 38, with respect to 
sewer functions of the district. 
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