An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1525
Committee Amendment CA_A_H649 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f}" to H.P. 1075, L.D. 1525, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Charter of the Bucklielcl Village Corporation" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
An Act To Create the Buckfield Watel' Distdct' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the. 
summalY and inserting the following: 
'Sec. I. Territo.)'. The inhabitants of and the territory within that part of the Town 
of Buckfield described as follows constitute a standard district under the name of the 
Buckfield Water District, referred to in this Act as "the district," for the purpose of 
supplying the district and the inhabitants of the district with pure water for domestic, 
commercial, sanitaJY, industrial, agricultural and municipal purposes: Buckfield Tax Map 
6, Block I, Parcel 14; Buckfield Tax Map 6, Block 2, Parcels I and 2; Buckfield Tax 
Map 6, Block 3, Parcels 1,3,5,27,27.1,28,29,30,31,32,34,34.1,35 and 35.1; 
Buckfield Tax Map 6, Block 4, Parcels 1.2 and 3; Buckfield Tax Map 7, Block 4, Parcels 
10, IDA, I I, 12 and 21; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block I, Parcels 1,2,2.1,3,3.1,4,4.1, 
4.2,5,6,7,8,9,9.1,12, 14, 15 and 17; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block 2, Parcels 2,5,6, 
7, 7.1, 8, 9, 9.1 and 9.2; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block 3, Parcels 2, 3,4, 5, 6. I, 6.2, 6.3, 
6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6. I I, 6.12, 6. I 3 and 6.14; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block 
4, Parcels 3, 3.2, 6, 7 and 8; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block 8, Parcels 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 
12,14,15,16,17 and 20; Buckfield Tax Map 12, Block 9, Parcels I, 1.1, 1.2,2,3,4,5, 
6, 6A, 7, 8 and II; Buckfield Tn-x Map 12, Block 10, Parcels I and I B; Buckfield Tax 
Map 13, Block I, Parcels 1,2,3,4,6,7,9,10, I I, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19,20,21,22,23, 
26,27,28,29,30,31 and 31.1; Buckfield Tax Map 13, Block 2, Parcels 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 
8,9,10, I 1,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 and 22; Buckfield Tax Map 13, Block 3, 
Parcels 1,2,3,4,5,6, 6A, 7, 8.1, 9,10, II, 12, 12A, 13, 14, 17, 17A, 18, 19,20 ancl21; 
Buckfield Tax Map 14, Block I, Parcels 1,2,3,4, 5, 6 and 7; Buckfield Tax Map 14, 
Block 2, Parcels 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, II, 11.1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20,21, 
22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 and 31; Buckfield Tax Map 14, Block 3, Parcels 1,2,3, 
4,5,6,7,8 and 9; as such tax maps existed on April 1,2009. 
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Sec. 2. Powers; authority; duties. The district has all the powers and authority 
and is subject to all the requirements and restrictions provided in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 64, except as otherwise provided in this Act. 
Sec. 3. 
Additional powers. The district is authorized to provide service to 
customers in the Town of Buckfield outside the territory described in section I of this 
Act. 
Sec. 4. Power to take water. The district is authorized to take, to hold and to 
convey within the Town of Buckfield and from any part of the town water from any 
surface water or groundwater source within the town, including but not limited to North 
Pond. 
Sec. 5. Number of trustees. All of the affairs of the district are managed by a 
board of trustees composed of 3 members who must reside within the territory of the 
district and are elected in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 
6410. The terms of the first board are determined in accordance with Title 35-A, section 
6410. Vacancies are filled in accordance \vith Title 35-A, section 6410. 
Sec. 6. Acquisition of property of Buckfield Village Corporation. This 
section and sections 7 and 8 of this Act are contingent on the following, referred to in this 
Act as "the precondition": the achievement by the Buckfield Village Corporation, a 
corporation organized and existing pursuant to Private and Special Law 1887, chapter 58, 
as amended, and the district of a restructuring, refinancing or other rearrangement of the 
outstanding debt of the Buckfield Village Corporation in a manner acceptable to the 
holder of the debt, the district and the corporation that allows the district to assume that 
debt under the terms of this Act. If the precondition is met, the district acquires uncler the 
terms contained in this charter all of the plant, properties, assets, franchises, rights and 
privileges owned by the Buckfield Village Corporation, including, without limitation, 
lands, buildings, piping, plants and other appliances and propeliy used or usable for 
supplying water for domestic, commercial, sanitary, industrial, agricultural and municipal 
purposes. The consideration paid for the plant, properties, assets, franchises, rights and 
privileges is the assumption by the district of all of the outstanding debts, obligations and 
liabilities of the Buckfield Village Corporation, including, without limitation, the 
assumption by the district of any outstanding notes or bonds of the Buckfield Village 
Corporation that are due on or after the date of transfer. 
Sec. 7. Buckfield Village Corporation required to sell property to district. 
If the precondition is met, the Buckfield Village Corporation shall under the terms 
contained in this charter sell, transfer and convey to the district by appropriate 
instruments of conveyance all of its plants, propel1ies, assets, franchises, rights and 
privileges, including, without limitation, lands, buildings, piping, plants and other 
appliances and property used or usable for supplying water for domestic, commercial, 
sanitary, . industrial, agricultural and municipal purposes, in consideration of the 
assumption by the district of all of the outstanding debts, obligations and liabilities of the 
Buckfield Village Corporation, including, without limitation, the assumption of any 
outstanding notes or bonds of the Buckfield Village Corporation that are due on or after 
the date of the transfer. 
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Sec. 8. 
Dissolution ·and termination of Buckfield Village Corpo."ation; 
pledge of revenues. If and when all debts, obligations and other liabilities of the 
Buckfield Village Corporation have been paid in full and discharged or the holders or 
owners of all debts, obligations and other liabilities that have not been paid in full and 
discharged have assented to the assumption of the debts, to the obligations and other 
liabilities that have not been paid by the district and to the novation and substitution of 
the district as obligor in place of the Buckfield Village Corporation and when the transfer 
of property pursuant to section 7 of this Act is complete, the clerk of the Buckfield 
Village Corporation shall file a certificate to that effect with the Secretary of State and the 
corporate existence of the Buckfield Village Corporation terminates. After filing the 
certificate with the Secretary of State, the clerk of the Buckfield Village Corporation shall 
submit legislation to repeal Private and Special Law 1887, chapter 58 and all amendatory 
iaws. Until the corporate existence of the Buckfieid Village Corporation is terminated 
pursuant to this section, the gross revenues derived by the Buckfield Village Corporation 
from the sale of water service within the area comprising the former limits of the 
Buckfield Village Corporation must be applied first to the payment of expenses and 2nd 
to payments of debts, obligations and other liabilities of the Buckfield Village 
Corporation assumed by the district pursuant to this charter. 
Sec. 9. Statutes not affected; dghts conferred subject to provisions of law. 
Nothing in this charter is intended to repeal or may be construed as repealing the whole or 
any part of any provision of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, and all the rights and 
duties contained in this charter with respect to water utility functions must be exercised 
and performed by the district in accordance with all applicable provisions of Title 35-A. 
Sec. 10. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect 90 days after the 
adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature only for the purpose 
of permitting its submission to the legal voters within the territory described in section I 
of this Act voting at a regular or special election called and held within 2 years after 
passage of this Act. The election must be called, advertised and conducted according to 
the law relating to municipal elections, except that the Illunicipal officers are not required 
to prepare or the town clerk to post a new list of voters. For the purpose of registration of 
voters, the registrar is required to be in session the 3 secular days next preceding the 
election, of which the first 2 days must be devoted to registration of the voters and the last 
day to verification of the list and completion of the records of these sessions. The subject 
matter of this Act is reduced to the following question: 
"Do you favor creating the Buckfield Water District and transferring assets and 
liabilities of the Buckfield Village Corporation to the Buckfield Water District?" 
The results of the election must be declared by the municipal officers of the Town of 
Buckfield and due celtificate of the results filed by the town 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.' 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. This amendment creates the Buckfield Water 
District, subject to local referendum approval. It also requires the Buckfield Village 
Corporation to transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the district, if the corporation and 
the district are able to arrange for the existing debt of the corporation to be assumed by 
the district. 
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