| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2112, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 338, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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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 §2132, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 22, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2132, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 22, §3, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 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 |
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