| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3406, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, | §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. | 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | The municipal officers may shall establish a schedule of | service charges from time to time upon improved real estate | connected with a municipal sewer or disposal system for the use | of the system. These service charges shall must include reserve | fund contributions. The service charges required under this | paragraph must cover the expenses of the municipal sewer or | disposal system.__A municipality may not pay for system expenses | from other municipal funds. |
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| | Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007. |
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| | This bill requires municipalities after January 1, 2007 to pay | for a municipal sewer or disposal system through user fees rather | than with other municipal funds. |
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