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38 ME Rev Stat § 1724 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 2: ORGANIZATION|38 §1724. Directors

 §1724. Directors 1.  Authorization.  All of the affairs of a disposal district must be managed by an appointed board of directors that consists of not less than 3 directors. The exact number of directors must be determined in accordance with section 1721. Each director is entitled to the number of votes that corresponds to the level of population in that director's municipality as set forth in the following table, unless an alternative method of apportioning votes is approved by a majority vote of the municipal officers representing each member of the disposal district prior to or at the time of formation.Population No. of Votes0 - 1,00011,001 - 2,50022,501 - 5,00035,001 - 10,000410,001 - 15,000515,001 - 25,000625,001 - 35,000735,001 - 50,000850,001 - 65,000965,001 and over10A director may not split votes. In the event a municipality has more than one director, directors from that municipality shall share equally the number of votes for that municipality but may vote independently of each other. A determination of population must be made based upon the latest official Decennial Census of the United States by the United States Bureau of Census. A disposal district may alter the number of its directors by submitting the proposed alteration to the voters in the same manner as provided in section 1721, subsection 7. No municipality within any disposal district may have less than one director. A quorum of the directors may conduct the affairs of the district even if there is a vacancy on the board of directors. A quorum is defined as a simple majority of eligible and appointed directors, provided that a majority of the member municipalities are represented. A simple majority of directors voting, either in person or by written consent, may conduct the affairs of the district.   [PL 1999, c. 557, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Term.  Subject to section 1721, subsection 5, as to the duration of terms to be served by initial directors, all directors shall hold office for 3 years and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Any representative may be appointed to successive terms without limit.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Vacancy.  Any vacancy on the board of directors shall be filled within 30 days after the vacancy occurs by appointment of the municipal officers of the municipality which he is to represent. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term of the representative to whose position the appointment was made and may be reappointed.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Directors' retirement.  Directors shall not be eligible to join the Maine Public Employees Retirement System as a result of their selection as directors.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 11, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 597, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 557, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1726 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 2: ORGANIZATION|38 §1726. Responsibility to accept solid waste

 §1726. Responsibility to accept solid waste 1.  Time of responsibility.  The district becomes responsible for providing a system for solid waste disposal when its board of directors declares the disposal system operational.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Types of waste.  The district shall provide a system for disposal of all solid waste generated by residential and commercial activities within the member municipalities. To the extent requested by member municipalities, the district shall also provide for the disposal of compatible solid waste from industrial activities within a member municipality to the same extent the municipality is providing a system of solid waste disposal at the date of its vote to join the district, provided that the industrial waste is disposed of at no cost to other member municipalities. Following formation of the district, the board of directors may allow for the disposal of the waste of any other industrial activities within a member municipality. The district may provide for the disposal of sludge through contract with a member municipality or quasi-municipal corporation serving the member municipality, provided that the sludge is disposed of at no cost to the other member municipalities. The district may provide for the disposal of any or all demolition and construction waste or yard waste from any member municipality. The district may contract with a nonmember municipality or a private entity for the disposal of solid waste generated within or outside the boundaries of the district. The district may provide for disposal of any hazardous waste generated from district operations.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Collection sites or systems.  Each member municipality shall be responsible for providing a collection site or system for the solid waste generated within the member municipality and for the transportation of the solid waste to the waste facility designated by the district, together with all incident costs. Any member municipality may contract with the district to provide collection and transportation services.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Refusal of material; damages.  The district may refuse to accept any material which does not meet the definition of solid waste from residential, commercial or industrial activities.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 5.  Disposal.  Disposal shall be in accordance with the environmental statutes administered by the department.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1727 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 2: ORGANIZATION|38 §1727. Admission of new member municipalities

 §1727. Admission of new member municipalities The board of directors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the district upon the terms and conditions as the board, in its sole discretion, determines to be fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the district, except that on proper application any municipality that is host to a waste facility of the district must be admitted on equal terms with existing members if the new member municipality assumes or becomes responsible for a proportionate share of liabilities of the district in a manner similar to that of existing municipalities. The legislative body of any nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the district shall make application for admission to the board of directors of the district. The directors shall determine the effects and impacts that are likely to occur if the municipality is admitted and shall either grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality. If the directors grant the authority, they shall also specify any terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, financial obligations upon which the admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall comply with the voting procedures specified in section 1721. The vote, if in the affirmative, must be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the board of directors and to the department. Upon satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions of admission, the municipality by resolution of the board of directors becomes and thereafter is a member municipality of the district. The clerk of the district shall promptly certify to the agency and the Secretary of State that the municipality has become a member of the district. The certification is conclusive evidence that the municipality is a lawful member of the district. Upon admission of a municipality to a district, the provisions of section 1724 determine the number of votes to be cast by the director or directors representing that municipality.   [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. GG, §26 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. GG, §70 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 869, §B5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B279 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §B11 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 656, §A33 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. GG, §26 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. GG, §70 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1729 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 2: ORGANIZATION|38 §1729. Dissolution

 §1729. Dissolution 1.  Method.  In the event all member municipalities vote to withdraw pursuant to section 1728, the board of directors shall vote to dissolve the district. The board of directors may, at any time by 2/3 vote, recommend to the member municipalities that the district be dissolved. If such a recommendation is made, the municipal officers in each member municipality shall cause the question of dissolving the district to be put to the voters in each municipality in referendum. If the voters in 2/3 of the municipalities vote to dissolve the district, the district shall be dissolved by the board of directors at a time fixed by the board of directors.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Assets and liabilities.  Upon dissolution, the directors shall wind up the affairs of the district and shall liquidate the district's assets and liabilities as follows:   A. Pay all expenses and debts of the district; and   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]B. Distribute all assets and liabilities proportionately among the member municipalities in accordance with the formula contained in section 1754 for guarantees and assessments.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).][PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Filing of articles of dissolution.  A copy of the articles of dissolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State by the board of directors.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1732 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1732. Real and personal property and right of eminent domain

 §1732. Real and personal property and right of eminent domain Each disposal district formed under this chapter may acquire and hold real and personal property which it deems necessary for its purposes, and is granted the right of eminent domain; and for those purposes may take and hold, either by exercising its right of eminent domain or by purchase, lease or otherwise, as for public uses any land, real estate, easements or interest therein, necessary for constructing, establishing, maintaining and operating refuse disposal, resource disposal, resource recovery and resource conservation facilities and may provide for the conversion of waste to energy and the transmission thereof.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]No property may be so taken, except as may be necessary for the construction of steam and electric transmission lines, roads and communications equipment, unless the property is located within the disposal district.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1733 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1733. Procedure in exercise of right of eminent domain

 §1733. Procedure in exercise of right of eminent domain The right of eminent domain granted in section 1732 may only be exercised after complying with the following procedures.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]1.  Notice to owner.  The district shall provide notice to the owner as follows.   A. The owner or owners of record shall be notified as follows:   (1) The determination of the directors that they will exercise the right of eminent domain;   (2) A description and scale map of the land or easement to be taken;   (3) The final amount offered for the land or easement to be taken, based on the fair value as estimated by the district; and   (4) Notice of the time and place of the hearing provided in subsection 4.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]B. Notice may be made:   (1) By personal service in hand by an officer duly qualified to serve civil process in this State; or   (2) By certified mail, return receipt requested, to last known address of owner or owners.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]C. If the owner or owners are not known or if they cannot be notified by personal service or certified mail, notice may be given by publication in the same manner as provided for in subsection 4.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).][PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Notice to tenant.  Notice shall be given to any tenants in the same manner as for the owner of the property.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Notice to the affected municipality.  Notice shall be given to the municipality in which the property to be acquired is located in the same manner as for the owner of the property and shall be addressed to the municipal officers.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Hearing.  The directors of the district shall hold a public hearing on the advisability of the proposed exercise of the right of eminent domain. Notice of the hearing shall be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the taking and shall be given once a week for 2 successive weeks, the last publication to be at least 2 weeks prior to the time appointed in the hearing. The hearing notice shall include:   A. The time and place of the hearing;   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]B. A description of the land or easement taken; and   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]C. The name of the owners, if known.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).][PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1734 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1734. Condemnation proceedings

 §1734. Condemnation proceedings Each disposal district formed under this chapter, in exercising from time to time the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by section 1732, shall file in the office of the county commissioners of the county in which the property to be taken is located and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county plans of the location of all lands, real estate, easements or interest therein, with an appropriate description and the names of the owners thereof, if known. When for any reason any such district fails to acquire property which it is authorized to take and which is described in that location, or if the location so recorded is defective and uncertain, it may, at any time, correct and perfect the location and file a new description. In that case, any such district is liable in damages only for property for which the owner had not previously been paid, to be assessed as of the time of the original taking, and any such district is not liable for any acts which would have been justified if the original taking had been lawful. No entry may be made on any private lands, except to make surveys, until the expiration of 10 days from the filing, whereupon, possession may be had of all the lands, real estate, easements or interests therein and other property and rights as aforesaid to be taken, but title shall not vest in the district until payment for the property.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1735 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1735. Appeal

 §1735. Appeal If any person sustaining damages by any taking by a disposal district under section 1732 does not agree with the district upon the sum to be paid, either party, upon petition to the county commissioners of the county in which the property is located, may have the damages assessed by them. The procedure and all subsequent proceedings and right of appeal shall be had under the same restrictions, conditions and limitations as are or may be by law prescribed in the case of damages by the laying out of highways by the county commissioners, except that:   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]1.  Vesting of title.  Title to the lands, real estate, easements or interests therein and other property and rights to be taken shall not vest in the district until payment to the owner of the amount awarded therefor or, if the payment is refused upon tender, until tender thereof to the treasurer of the county in which lands and interest are located, for escrow at interest for the benefit of the owner, pending final determination of the amount to which the owner is entitled; and   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Appeal.  In the event of any appeal of the amount awarded as damages for that taking:   A. The petition for assessment of damages shall be filed with the clerk of the county commissioners, by either party, within 30 days following the filing and recording of plans of the location of all the property, facilities and rights taken; and   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]B. If the return of the county commissioners has not been made within 120 days following the filing of the petition for assessment, the county commissioners shall be conclusively presumed to have confirmed the award of damages by the district and either party may, within 30 days following that 120-day period, appeal the amount of the damages awarded by the district to the Superior Court.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).][PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1736 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1736. Crossing other public utilities

 §1736. Crossing other public utilities If any waste facility or portion of any waste facility of any disposal district formed under this chapter crosses the property or line of any public utility, unless consent is given by the public utility as to place, manner and conditions of the crossing within 30 days after consent is requested by the district, the Public Utilities Commission shall determine the place, manner and conditions of the crossing. All work on the property of the public utility shall be done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the public utility, but at the expense of the district. If any facility or portion of any facility of any disposal district crosses the property or line of any railroad corporation, the procedure shall be the same as set out in this section, except that the Department of Transportation shall be substituted for the Public Utilities Commission. Nothing in this section authorizes any disposal district to take by right of eminent domain any of the property or facilities of any public utility used, or acquired, for future use by the owner, in the performance of a public duty, unless expressly authorized by a special Act of the Legislature.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1737 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1737. Rules

 §1737. Rules The directors may from time to time adopt rules to regulate the handling, collection, transportation, resource conservation, resource recovery and disposal of solid waste within the district.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1738 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1738. Delivery of solid waste

 §1738. Delivery of solid waste Prior to a municipality becoming a member of a district or contracting with a district for disposal services, where a district waste facility meets the requirements of section 1304-B, at the discretion of the board of directors of the district, a municipality may be required to enact an ordinance controlling solid waste delivery in accordance with section 1304-B.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1739 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1739. Setting fees and other charges

 §1739. Setting fees and other charges The directors may from time to time establish and adjust a structure for fees, including penalty charges, for collection services and transportation and for disposal of solid waste in and upon facilities operated by, on behalf of or under contract with, the district, subject to section 1752.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1740 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1740. Annual audit

 §1740. Annual audit Each year an audit shall be made of the accounts of the district, and for this purpose authorized agents of a certified public accounting firm appointed by the directors shall have access to all necessary papers, books and records. Upon the completion of each audit, a report shall be made to the chairman of the district board of directors and a copy shall be sent to the municipal officers of each member municipality.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1741 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 17: MAINE REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT ENABLING ACT|Subchapter 3: POWERS|38 §1741. Surplus revenues

 §1741. Surplus revenues If, at the end of any fiscal year, the district has realized a surplus from operations for the fiscal year, after payment of or provision for all current expenses, current maintenance, repairs and replacements, current debt service on all outstanding bonds and notes of the district, all reserves for debt service, repairs and replacements, costs or current expenses as may be required by a trust agreement or resolution securing bonds or notes or as may otherwise be maintained by the district, and any other amounts which the district may be obligated by law or contract to pay or provide for, the district shall either:   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]1.  Reduction in charges.  Apply the surplus in the next following fiscal year to a reduction in the rates, fees, rents or other charges established by the district for services provided; or   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Reduction of capital debt.  Apply the surplus to the reduction or provision for reduction of its outstanding capital debt.   [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).