An Act To Amend the Charter of the Veazie Sewer District To Expand Its Boundaries

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

Whereas,  this legislation makes changes to the boundaries of the Veazie Sewer District; and

Whereas,  the Veazie Sewer District holds its annual meeting in June and the changes made by this legislation may not take effect before the date of the meeting if this legislation is not enacted as an emergency; 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,

Sec. 1. P&SL 1951, c. 114, §1,  as amended by P&SL 1979, c. 86, §1, is further amended to read:

Sec. 1. Incorporation. The portion of the territory of the town Town of Veazie and the inhabitants within the same , excepting the area in the most northwesterly corner of the town which is bounded by the Veazie-Bangor town line, the southeasterly line of Stillwater Avenue, the Veazie-Orono town line and a line extending from the intersection of the northeasterly line of Chase road, so-called, with said Veazie-Bangor town line to said Veazie-Orono town line, and being parallel with said southeasterly line of said Stillwater Avenue, shall constitute that lies between the Penobscot River and Interstate 95 constitutes a body politic and corporate under the name of the "Veazie Sewer District ." ," referred to in this Act as "the district." The purpose of the district shall be to take over, control, manage and operate the sanitary sewers now owned by the Town of Veazie with all appurtenances thereto; to extend, increase, enlarge and improve the drains and sewers; to extend the present system or systems so as to furnish sewerage facilities to portions of the town not now served with such facilities; to provide for removal of sewage; to discharge sewage into the Penobscot River at points most reasonable and convenient for the district; to provide for treatment of sewage in whole or in part before discharging it into the river when, as and if such treatment becomes necessary; and generally to provide a system of sanitary sewerage drainage for public purposes and for the health, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the district; provided that as long as nothing contained herein shall in this Act may be construed so as to vest the district with any duty of providing surface or storm water drainage.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.

summary

This bill amends the territory of the Veazie Sewer District by including all of the Town of Veazie that lies between the Penobscot River and Interstate 95.