CHAPTER 192

H.P. 615 - L.D. 864

An Act To Streamline Sewer District Borrowing and Amend

Laws Governing Water District Borrowing To Ensure

Consistency

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, it is necessary to immediately clarify the authority of a water district to hold a referendum outside the territory of that district when the usual voting place is located outside the territory of the district; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6413, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 616, §10, is amended to read:

Prior to issuing on behalf of a standard district any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness payable within a period of more than 12 months after the date of issuance, the trustees shall propose a debt limit for the standard district that the trustees must submit for approval in a districtwide referendum. The referendum must be called, advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections, except the standard district's registrar of voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to post a new list of voters. The referendum may be held