An Act To Create the Central Maine Water District
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1309
Committee Amendment CA_A_H399 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 887, L.D. 1309, Bill, "An Act To 
Create the Central Maine Water District" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Debt limit. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, 
section 6413, the debt limit on the total amount of all bonds, notes and other evidences of 
indebtedness payable within a period of more than 12 months issued by the district is 
$20,000,000. This debt limit may be amended by the legal voters in a districtwide 
referendum election called for that purpose pursuant to Title 35-A, section 6413.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 10 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 10. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect when approved only 
for tht'( purpose of permitting its submission to the legal voters within the proposed 
district described in section 1 of this Act in accordance with this section. Each election 
must be held on the same date in all municipalities within a 2-year period after the 
effective date of this Act. 
In a districtwide election held in each municipality within the territory of the 
proposed district, the following question, referred to in this section as "Question 1," must 
be su~mitted to the voters within the proposed district: 
"Do you favor creating the Central Maine Water District and permitting 
the Central Maine Water District to acquire the assets and assume the 
liabilities of the Hallowell Water District and the Gardiner Water 
District?" 
In an election held only in the City of Hallowell, the following question, referred to in 
this section as "Question 2," must be submitted to the voters within the proposed district 
within the City of Hallowell: 
"If the Central Maine Water District is created, do you favor the 
Hallowell Water District turning over its assets and liabilities to the 
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Central Maine Water District and eventually dissolving as a corporate 
entity?" 
In an election held only in the City of Gardiner, the following question, referred to in 
this section as "Question 3," must be submitted to the voters within the proposed district 
within the City of Gardiner: 
"If the Central Maine Water District is created, do you favor the Gardiner 
Water District turning over its assets and liabilities to the Central Maine 
Water District and eventually dissolving as a corporate entity?" 
Each election must be called by the municipal officers of the respective 
municipalities and must be held at the regular voting places. Even if each m\1nicipality 
has not accepted the secret ballot method of voting, the election must be called, 
advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections, including 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 2528. The registrar of each municipality 
in the proposed district shall make a complete list of all the eligible voters of the proposed 
district in the municipality as described in this Act. For the purpose of the registration of 
voters, the registrar of voters must be in session the secular day preceding the election. 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No" 
their opinion of the question presented. 
The results must be declared by the municipal officers of each municipality and due 
certificate of the results filed by each municipal clerk with the Secretary of State. 
This Act takes effect for all other pl,lrposes only upon the approval of all of the 3 
questions specified in this section by a majority of the legal voters voting at each election 
as specified in this section and upon certification l;ly the Secretary of State that a majority 
of all the legal voters in all the municipalities voting at the election in the territory of the 
proposed district voted in favor of Question 1; a majority of the legal voters voting at the 
election in the City of Hallowell voted in favor of Question 2; and a majority of the legal 
voters voting at the election in the City of Gardiner voted in favor of Question 3.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes from the bill provisions restricting the decision to form the 
Central Maine Water District and have it acquire the assets and lial;lilities of the Hallowell 
Water District and the Gardiner Water District to the legal voters of municipalities in 
which 25% or more of the households would be customers of the proposed district and 
replaces them with provisions extending the decision to so vote to all the legal voters of 
the proposed district. It also provides for 2 additional referendum questions: one for the 
voters in the City of Hallowell to vote whether to permit the Hallowell Water District to 
tum over its assets and liabilities to the Central Maine Water District and eventually 
dissolve as a corporate entity and one for the voters in the City of Gardiner to vote 
whether to permit the Gardiner Water District to turn over its assets and liabilities to the 
Central Maine Water District and eventlJally dissolve as a corporate entity. It requires 
that all 3 questions must be voted affirmatively for the Central Maine Water District to be 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 887, L.D. 1309 
formed. It also changes the charter to require a districtwide referendum to increase the 
district's debt limit. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/15 
;Wac. 
LD 1309 
LR 1362(02) 
An Act To Create the Central Maine Water District 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment if' 01-39~ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E crimes for certain damages to district property. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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