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or disposal site of trash and garbage.__As used in this | | paragraph, trash and garbage do not include construction and | | demolition debris, medical waste, hazardous waste, organic | | waste, special waste such as contaminated soil or sludge or | | recyclable materials. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | B.__The financial charge for early termination of a contract | | under this subsection__may not exceed 3 times the current | | monthly charge. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | This subsection does not apply to contracts in force on the | | effective date of this subsection. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2124-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 588, §4, is | | amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: |
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| | | The report must include an analysis of how changes in available | | disposal capacity have affected or are likely to affect disposal prices.__ | | When the office determines that a decline in available landfill capacity | | has generated or has the potential to generate supracompetitive prices, | | it shall include this finding in its report and shall include | | recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes as necessary. |
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