Sec. B-1. 10 MRSA §1294, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 and affected by §23, is amended to read:

3. Arbitration. Nothing contained in this section may bar the right of an agreement to provide for binding arbitration of disputes. Any arbitration must be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Title 14, chapter 706 755, and the place of any arbitration must be in the city or county in which the dealer maintains the dealer's principal place of business in the State.

Sec. B-2. 10 MRSA §1440, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 427, §2, is amended to read:

4. Arbitration. If a dispute arises under this chapter, the dealer may voluntarily agree to submit that dispute to binding or nonbinding arbitration. An arbitration proceeding must be voluntary, initiated by serving a written request for arbitration on the other party and conducted under the provisions of the Maine Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.

Sec. B-3. 14 MRSA §6017, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 192, §2, is amended to read:

4. Arbitration. A commercial landlord and tenant may agree in their lease or in a separate agreement to arbitration of disputes as to termination, the right of possession arising under the lease between landlord and tenant and amounts owed for rent before an arbitrator or arbitrators chosen in advance pursuant to the lease or other written agreement. The decision of the arbitrator is final. If the arbitrator rules in favor of the landlord, the landlord may, by presentation of an attested copy of the arbitrator's decision, and after docketing of the arbitrator's decision by the Superior Court, immediately obtain a writ of possession from the clerk of the Superior Court. The arbitrator's decision may be stayed or appealed from only upon such grounds as generally lie for stay or appeal of an arbitration decision pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, Title 14, section 5949 sections 8707 and 8728.

Sec. B-4. 26 MRSA §937, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 294, §§2 and 3, is amended to read:

The board may, at any time in the arbitration process, seek a stipulated settlement of the matter submitted to it for resolution provided that settlement is approved by the parties to the dispute. Except as provided in section 972, arbitration proceedings shall be are subject to the review provisions of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Title 14, chapter 706.