2.__Contracts.__Contracts for the provision of small containerized solid waste hauling service to customers located in this State are governed by the following provisions.

A.__If a contract under this subsection contains an automatic renewal provision, the contractor shall notify the customer by mail between 60 and 90 days prior to the contract termination date that if the customer does not, within 60 days of receipt of the contractor's notification, notify the contractor of the customer's intention to terminate the contract, the contract will be automatically renewed.__Notice of termination by the customer may be by any reasonable method, including mail, electronically transmitted facsimile and e-mail.__A contract may not contain terms that require a customer to provide notice of termination prior to the time frames provided for in this paragraph.

B.__The financial charge for early termination of a contract under this subsection__may not exceed 3 times the current monthly charge.

C.__A contract under this subsection may not require the customer to inform a contractor concerning prices or other terms offered by competitors or require the customer to afford the contractor an opportunity to match or respond to a competitor's offer.

This subsection does not apply to contracts in force on the effective date of this subsection.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2124-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 588, §4, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The report must include an analysis of how changes in available disposal capacity have affected or are likely to affect disposal prices.__ When the office determines that a decline in available landfill capacity has generated or has the potential to generate supracompetitive prices, it shall include this finding in its report and shall include recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes as necessary.