An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1483
Committee Amendment CA_A_S140 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 464, L.D. 1483, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Sanford Sewerage District" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
I An Act To Amend the Charter of the Sanford Sewerage District' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in section 2 in the first 3 lines (page 1, lines 19 
to 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "district is invested with all powers, rights, 
privileges and immunities incident to similar corporations or necessary for the 
accomplishment of the district's purposes. Additionally, the" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in section 2 in the 11 th line (page 1, line 29 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "1106," the following: '1159, 1160,' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 1 
and inserting the following: 
'1. Other applicable laws. The district is subject to all the provisions of the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1252.' 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. A-3. P&SL 1947, c. 169, §3 is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place: 
Sec. 3. Liability. As a governmental entity, as defined in the Maine Tort Claims 
Act, the district and its officers, agents and employees are afforded all of the privileges 
and immunities granted under the Maine Tort Claims Act. All claims seeking recovery of 
damages must be brought in accordance with the terms of the Maine Tort Claims Act.' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 in section 6 by striking out all of the last 
paragraph (page 3, lines 28 to 35 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following: 
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'Sec. A-9. P&SL 1947, c. 169, §7, as amended by P&SL 1977, c. 90, §10, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 7. May hold property. The district is authorized and empowered to accept, 
by action of its trustees, from the inhabitants of the Town of Sanford, and the Town of 
Sanford is authorized to convey, by deed signed by a majority of the town council of the 
Town of Sanford, duly authorized by the inhabitants of the Town of Sanford, to the 
district all right, title and interest that the town may have in and to the drains and sewers 
located within the limits of the district on the effective date of Private and Special Law 
1947, chapter 169, but any amount on that date owed by the Town of Sanford upon the 
sewers and drains, or any interest due on any amounts owed, must be paid by the Town of 
Sanford, and any assessments or amounts due the Town of Sanford, by reason or on 
account of any sewer or drain built by the Town of Sanford, must be paid to the Town of 
Sanford.' 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 11. 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 18 by striking out all of section 12 and inserting 
the following: 
'Sec. 12. Rates. All individuals, firms and corporations, whether public, private or 
municipal, shall pay to the treasurer of the district rates pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 38, section 1202. The district may assess a readiness-to-serve charge 
pursuant to Title 38, section 1202 but only against owners or persons in possession or 
against whom the taxes are assessed of all buildings or premises intended for human 
habitation or occupancy, whether the same are occupied or not, that abut on a street or 
location through which the district has constructed a sewer line, or the building of which 
is within 200 feet of a sewer line constructed by the district, although the premises are not 
actually connected to the sewer line.' 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 19 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. A-19. P&SL 1947, c. 169, §13-E, as enacted by P&SL 1957, c. 153, §5-D, 
is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 13-E. Town council review. Prior to proposing any amendment to this 
charter to the Legislature. the trustees shall present the amendment to the town council of 
the Town of Sanford for review and comment.' 
Amend the bill in Part A by adding after section 20 the following: 
'Sec. A-21. P&SL 1947, c. 169, §13-G, as enacted by P&SL 1977, c. 90, §18, is 
repealed. 
Sec. A-22. P&SL 1947, c. 169, §13-H, as enacted by P&SL 1977, c. 90, §18, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. B-1. Trustees; transition. The trustee of the Sanford Sewerage District in 
office on the effective date of this Act whose term ends in 2011 may continue in office 
until the next Town of Sanford municipal election after the effective date of this Act. At 
that election, the trustee who succeeds the trustee whose term ends in 2011 is elected to a 
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3-year term, and the 2 new trustees established in this Act are elected as follows: one 
must be elected to a 2-year term and one to a 3-year term. When the term of office of a 
trustee expires, that trustee's successor is elected in accordance with this Act.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes certain technical changes to the bill to make the charter of the 
Sanford Sewerage District consistent with applicable provisions of the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 38. The amendment provides that, prior to proposing any amendment to 
the charter to the Legislature, the trustees must present the amendment to the town 
council of the Town of Sanford for review and comment. It also replaces the provision in 
the bill that establishes the election to staggered terms of the trustees of the district to 
remove the number of votes the trustees receive as the factor that determines the terms of 
office. 
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