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| Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 17 is enacted to read: |
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| | | LINCOLN AND SAGADAHOC MULTICOUNTY JAIL AUTHORITY |
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| | | This chapter may be known and cited as "the Lincoln and | | Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail Authority Act." |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Authority.__"Authority" or "jail authority" means the | | authority formed under this chapter and Title 13, chapter 81. |
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| | | 2.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" or "county commissioner" | | means a person elected or appointed to the Lincoln County or | | Sagadahoc County board of commissioners. |
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| | | 3.__Consent of county.__"Consent of county" means a vote taken | | pursuant to section 122. |
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| | | 4.__Director.__"Director" and "board of directors" means the | | directors of the jail authority. |
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| | | 5.__Jail facility.__"Jail facility" or "jail" means any land | | area, structure, location or equipment, or combination of them, | | used for the confinement of prisoners. |
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| | | 6.__Municipality.__"Municipality" means a city or town. |
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| | | 7.__Municipal officers.__"Municipal officers" means the | | municipal officers or councillors of a town or the mayor and | | municipal officers or councillors of a city. |
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| | | 8.__Operating and governance agreement.__"Operating and | | governance agreement" means the documents that set the terms of | | the jail authority operations and structure for governance. |
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