An Act To Include the Town of Falmouth as a Member of the Greater Portland Transit District
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 3504, subsection 3 provides that the Greater Portland Transit District is comprised of the City of Portland and the City of Westbrook and further provides that its board of directors consists of 5 directors appointed from the City of Portland and 3 directors appointed from the City of Westbrook; and
Whereas, the Town of Falmouth has applied for membership in the Greater Portland Transit District and the board of directors of the Greater Portland Transit District has voted to accept its application for membership; and
Whereas, the Town of Falmouth cannot become a member of the Greater Portland Transit District until Title 30-A, section 3504, subsection 3 has been amended to reflect the change in membership; and
Whereas, the board of directors of the Greater Portland Transit District has determined that it would be advantageous to the district and the people it serves if the board of directors could receive and accept applications for membership to the Greater Portland Transit District from other municipalities located wholly or partially within the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, whether or not contiguous with the other members of the Greater Portland Transit District; and
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,
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3501, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3504, sub-§3, 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:
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill includes the Town of Falmouth as a member of the Greater Portland Transit District. The bill authorizes other municipalities located wholly or partially in the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System to apply and be accepted for membership in the Greater Portland Transit District. The bill also authorizes the representation of those municipalities on the board of directors of the Greater Portland Transit District to be determined by mutual agreement between the municipality and the board of directors of the Greater Portland Transit District. The bill also defines "Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System."