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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


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