An Act To Amend the Charter of the Veazie Sewer District To Expand Its Boundaries
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0675
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: GUERIN

Legislative Document 
No. 675 
H.P. 467 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Amend the Charter of the Veazie Sewer District To 
Expand Its Boundaries 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative GUERIN of Glenburn. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation makes changes to the boundaries of the Veazie Sewer 
District; and 
Whereas, the Veazie Sewer District holds its annual meeting in June and the 
changes made by this legislation may not take effect before the date of the meeting if this 
legislation is not enacted as an emergency; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  P&SL 1951, c. 114, §1, as amended by P&SL 1979, c. 86, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
Sec. 1.  Incorporation.  The portion of the territory of the town Town of Veazie 
and the inhabitants within the same, excepting the area in the most northwesterly corner 
of the town which is bounded by the Veazie-Bangor town line, the southeasterly line of 
Stillwater Avenue, the Veazie-Orono town line and a line extending from the intersection 
of the northeasterly line of Chase road, so-called, with said Veazie-Bangor town line to 
said Veazie-Orono town line, and being parallel with said southeasterly line of said 
Stillwater Avenue, shall constitute that lies between the Penobscot River and Interstate 95 
constitutes a body politic and corporate under the name of the "Veazie Sewer District."," 
referred to in this Act as "the district."  The purpose of the district shall be to take over, 
control, manage and operate the sanitary sewers now owned by the Town of Veazie with 
all appurtenances thereto; to extend, increase, enlarge and improve the drains and sewers; 
to extend the present system or systems so as to furnish sewerage facilities to portions of 
the town not now served with such facilities; to provide for removal of sewage; to 
discharge sewage into the Penobscot River at points most reasonable and convenient for 
the district; to provide for treatment of sewage in whole or in part before discharging it 
into the river when, as and if such treatment becomes necessary; and generally to provide 
a system of sanitary sewerage drainage for public purposes and for the health, comfort 
and convenience of the inhabitants of the district; provided that as long as nothing 
contained herein shall in this Act may be construed so as to vest the district with any duty 
of providing surface or storm water drainage. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the territory of the Veazie Sewer District by including all of the 
Town of Veazie that lies between the Penobscot River and Interstate 95.