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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, § 13080-E: Special utility districts, 1993

The authority may form special utility districts and provide utility services, including sewer, solid waste disposal, water, and revenue-producing services.

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Special utility districts

The authority may form special utility districts and provide utility services, including sewer, solid waste disposal, water, and revenue-producing services.

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§ 13080-ESpecial utility districtsProvision

The authority may form special utility districts and provide utility services, including sewer, solid waste disposal, water, and revenue-producing services.

The authority may form special utility districts and provide municipal utility services within its jurisdiction. The board of trustees of the authority has the authority of a municipal legislative body for these purposes. [PL 1993, c. 474, §1 (NEW).] 1. Sewer services. The authority may provide sewer services as a sanitary district under Title 38, chapter 11, subchapters III and IV. The authority may establish a board of trustees for the district and appoint the members of the board or may act as the trustees of the district. [PL 1993, c. 474, §1 (NEW).] 2. Solid waste disposal. The authority may provide solid waste disposal services as a refuse disposal district under Title 38, chapter 17. The authority may establish a board of trustees for the district and appoint the members of the board or may act as the trustees of the district. [PL 1993, c. 474, §1 (NEW).] 3. Water. The authority may provide water as a water district under Title 35‑A, Part 6. The authority may establish a board of trustees for the district and appoint the members of the board or may act as the trustees of the district. [PL 1993, c. 474, §1 (NEW).] 4. Revenue-producing services. The authority has all the powers of a municipality to provide services under Title 30‑A, chapter 213. [PL 1993, c. 474, §1 (NEW).]
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