CHAPTER 220

S.P. 130 - L.D. 406

An Act To Amend the Dates Associated with the State's

Recycling and Waste Reduction Goals and To Amend the Law

Regarding Contracts for the Provision of Solid Waste

Hauling Services

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.