An Act To Amend the Anson and Madison Water District Charter
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0179
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: DUNPHY, CLEVELAND, BEAVERS, GIDEON, HARVELL, HOBBINS, LIBBY, MALABY, RYKERSON

Legislative Document 
No. 179 
H.P. 139 
House of Representatives, January 31, 2013 
An Act To Amend the Anson and Madison Water District Charter 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DUNPHY of Embden. 
Cosponsored by Senator CLEVELAND of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, GIDEON of Freeport, HARVELL of 
Farmington, HOBBINS of Saco, LIBBY of Waterboro, MALABY of Hancock, RYKERSON 
of Kittery. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  P&SL 2011, c. 6, §4, sub-§1, 2nd and 3rd blocked paragraphs are 
amended to read: 
Each trustee appointed from the Town of Madison to the first board serves an initial term 
specified in the appointment by the trustees of the Madison Water District as follows: one 
for a term that expires on November 15th of the year that is one year after the year in 
which the trustee was appointed, one for a term that expires on November 15th the date 
of the Town of Madison's annual meeting of the year that is 2 years after the year in 
which the trustee was appointed, one for a term that expires on November 15th the date 
of the Town of Madison's annual meeting of the year that is 3 years after the year in 
which the trustee was appointed and one for a term that expires on November 15th the 
date of the Town of Madison's annual meeting of the year that is 4 years after the year in 
which the trustee was appointed. Subsequent trustees are elected by vote of the residents 
of the Town of Madison to 3-year terms in accordance with subsection 3. 
Each trustee appointed from the Town of Anson to the first board serves an initial term 
specified in the appointment by the trustees of the Anson Water District as follows: one 
for a term that expires on November 15th of the year that is one year after the year in 
which the trustee was appointed, one for a term that expires on November 15th the date 
of the Town of Anson's annual meeting of the year that is 2 years after the year in which 
the trustee was appointed and one for a term that expires on November 15th  the date of 
the Town of Anson's annual meeting of the year that is 3 years after the year in which the 
trustee was appointed. Subsequent trustees are elected by vote of the residents of the 
Town of Anson to 3-year terms in accordance with subsection 3. 
Sec. 2.  P&SL 2011, c. 6, §5, last paragraph is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the Anson and Madison Water District charter by changing the date 
on which the terms of the trustees expire from November 15th to the date of the 
respective annual town meetings.  The bill also strikes language that required the trustees 
of the Anson and Madison Water District, upon dissolution of the Madison Water District 
and the Anson Water District, to submit legislation to the Legislature to repeal the 
charters of the Madison Water District and the Anson Water District.