| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2112, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 338, §1, is | amended to read: |
|
| | 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 §2132, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 22, §2, is | further amended to read: |
|
| | 1. State recycling goal. It is the goal of the State to | recycle or compost, by January 1, 2003 2009, 50% of the municipal | solid waste tonnage generated each year within the State. |
|
| | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2132, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 22, §3, is | amended to read: |
|
| | 1-A. State waste reduction goal. It is the goal of the State | to reduce the annual biennial generation of municipal solid waste | tonnage by 5% by January 1, 2003 2009 and by an additional 5% | every subsequent 2 years. This reduction in solid waste |
|
|