H.P. 1420 - L.D. 1984
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 113, sub-c. II is amended by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:
SUBCHAPTER II
SECESSION PROCESS
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §2172, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 377, §2, is further amended by repealing and replacing the headnote to read:
§2172. Information to be submitted with legislation proposing secession
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §2172, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 377, §2, is amended to read:
A territory that seeks to have legislation submitted on its behalf proposing its secession from a municipality shall provide the Legislature with the following information, if available, which the Legislature may use in making a determination on a proposal for secession:
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §2172, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 377, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1. Report on attempts to resolve differences. As required in section 2173, a report on attempts by the secession territory to resolve concerns that have caused the desire to secede from the municipality. If a neutral 3rd party was involved in the attempt to resolve concerns through alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation, facilitation or arbitration, the territory must also submit a report from the neutral 3rd party;
Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §2173 is enacted to read:
§2173. Local effort prior to seeking secession legislation
Before requesting the introduction of secession legislation, secession proponents must request an opportunity to meet with the municipal officers of the municipality from which they seek to secede, to attempt to resolve concerns that have created the desire to secede. The request must be made in writing to the municipal officers, must specify the concerns the secession proponents wish to discuss and must request that the issue be placed on the agenda of a regular meeting of the municipal officers. If secession legislation is later introduced, the proponents of secession shall report to the Legislature the results of their request and the contents and result of any meeting held to attempt to resolve concerns.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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