For purposes of assuming all debts and obligations of the district, the Town of York is the corporate successor to the district upon the transfer of the assets and obligations of the district to the Town of York pursuant to this section.

Upon completion of the transfer of assets and obligations of the district to the Town of York in accordance with this section, the town clerk of the Town of York shall file a certificate to that effect with the Secretary of State, and the corporate existence of the district terminates. The certificate must be prepared by the town clerk of the Town of York once all of the necessary assets and obligations have been transferred to the Town of York from the district. The Town of York may commence and carry out municipal sewer service prior to completion of the transfer of assets and obligations of the district if necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, and, in such an event, the district may continue to exist for the limited purpose of carrying out the requirements of this section until such time as the transfer of assets and obligations is complete.__After filing the certificate with the Secretary of State, the town clerk of the Town of York shall submit legislation to repeal Private and Special Law 1951, chapter 63, as repealed and replaced by Private and Special Law 1985, chapter 57, as amended. The legislation may include any necessary amendments or additions to law to allow the Town of York to provide adequate sewer service.

Sec. 5. P&SL 1989, c. 34, §2, first line is amended to read:

*Sec. 2. P&SL 1985 1951, c. 57 63, §13, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1985, c. 57,__1, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect when approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the legal voters within the Town of York at an election called for that purpose and held by January 1, 2006. The election must be called, advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections, except that the registrar of voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to post a new list of voters. For the purpose of registration of voters, the registrar of voters must be in session the secular day preceding the election. The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following question:

"Do you favor amending the charter of the York Sewer District to:

1. Require the York Sewer District to include in its annual