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.
C. A contract under this subsection may not require the customer to inform a contractor concerning prices or other terms offered by competitors or require the customer to afford the contractor an opportunity to match or respond to a competitor's offer.
This subsection does not apply to contracts in force on the effective date of this subsection.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2132, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 22, §2, is further amended to read:
1. State recycling goal. It is the goal of the State to recycle or compost, by January 1, 2003 2009, 50% of the municipal solid waste tonnage generated each year within the State.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2132, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 22, §3, is amended to read:
1-A. State waste reduction goal. It is the goal of the State to reduce the annual biennial generation of municipal solid waste tonnage by 5% by January 1, 2003 2009 and by an additional 5% every subsequent 2 years. This reduction in solid waste tonnage, after January 1, 2003 2009, is a biennial goal. The baseline for calculating this reduction is the 1999 2003 solid waste generation data gathered by the office.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §2132, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §42 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
2. Goal revision. The office shall recommend revisions, if appropriate, to the state recycling goal and waste reduction goal established in this section and shall establish a waste reduction goal. The office shall submit its recommendations and any implementing legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource matters.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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