| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Stonington Sanitary District was formed pursuant to | | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 11; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation increases the number of trustees of | | the district and expands the territory and the powers of the | | district; and |
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| | | Whereas, the purposes of this legislation are to be voted on by | | the residents of the district at a meeting to be held in June; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. Stonington Sanitary District; expanded territory; additional powers; additional | | trustees. The Stonington Sanitary District, formed pursuant to the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 11 and referred to in | | this Act as "the district," is granted additional powers, rights, | | privileges and obligations as provided in this Act. All | | authority and powers of the Stonington Sanitary District as | | previously granted continue in full force and effect. The board | | of trustees of the district as presently elected and constituted | | may exercise all additional powers, rights, privileges and | | obligations granted by this section in the same manner as | | currently empowered for the affairs of the district. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Territory. The district's territory is expanded to include | | the entire Town of Stonington. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Trustees. The district consists of 7 trustees. Four of | | the trustees must be residents of the district and reside in | | households that use the district's services, and 3 trustees must | | be residents of the district but need not use the district's | | services. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Powers. In addition to the powers granted the district | | under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 11, the | | district has the authority to implement seasonal rates, the | | authority to pump out, truck or treat sewage and the authority to | | finance and operate sand filters and other septic services. |
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