127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 192 LR 756(01)
An Act To Clarify the Law Governing the Collection of Unpaid Sanitary District Charges
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Saviello of Franklin
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
No State fiscal impact
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Requires sanitary districts to provide to an owner of record not receiving a demand notice, a true copy of a sewer lien certificate and in some cases allow an additional 3 months to pay before automatic foreclosure. Public Utility Insignificant statewide
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.