An Act To Amend. the Charter of the Kennebec Water District
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1783
Committee Amendment CA_A_S413 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "If" to S.P. 690, L.D. 1783, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend. the Charter of the Kennebec Water District" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in section 1 in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "pure" and inserting the following: 'J*1fe potable' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in section 1 by inserting at the end the following: 'The 
district is subject to the freedom of access laws under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, 
chapter 13, subchapter 1.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in section 2 in the 4th paragraph in the 4th line (page 1, 
line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "that own" and inserting the following: 
'who are owners of record of' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in section 2 by striking out all of the last paragraph (page 
1, lines 32 to 34 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Any appeal of the district's determination of damages must be filed with the county 
commissioners within 30 days of notice of the district's written decision provided by· 
personal service in hand by an officer duly qualified to serve civil process in this State or 
by certified mail return receipt requested.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in section 5 in subsection 1 in the first paragraph in the 
2nd line (page 2, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "in the City of Waterville" 
and inserting the following: 'in the City of Waterville at a location within Waterville, 
Winslow, Fairfield, Benton or Vassalboro' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in section 5 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the last 
paragraph (page 2, lines 14 to 19 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Trustees are entitled to compensation in accordance with Title 35-A, chapter 63 section 
6410, subsection 7.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in section 5 in subsection 3 in the first paragraph in the 
3rd line (page 2, line 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "a special" and inserting 
the following: 'a special an' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 690, L.D. 1783 
Amend the bill in section 3 in section 5 in the last indented paragraph in the first line 
(page 2, line 32 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "All" the following: 'special' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in section lOin the 6th line (page 3, line lOin L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "to the same" the following: 'to the district's facilities' 
Amend the bill in section 9 in section 1] in subsection 3 in the 3rd line (page 3, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "per cent" and inserting the following: 'pet' 
eeHt percent' and in the 5th line (page 4, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following:· 
"serial bonds" and inserting the following: 'serial bonds indebtedness' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 11 (page 4, line 9 in L.D.) and inserting 
the following: 
'Sec. 11. P&SL 1899, c. 200, §14, as amended by P&SL 1981, c. 4], §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 12. P&SL 1899, c. 200, §15 is repealed. 
Sec. 13. P&SL 1899, c. 200, §16 is repealed.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes various technical changes to the bill and removes certain 
obsolete language from the Kennebec Water District charter. It also removes from the 
bill the provision allowing the district trustees to establish their compensation, clarifies 
that the district's business must be conducted in accordance with the freedom of access 
laws.and provides that an appeal from a decision of the district regarding a detennination 
of damages for a taking of land must be made within 30 days of notice of the decision. 
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