Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 6808 – Coordinator
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1. Public Utilities Commission. The commission may receive, obtain and distribute state, federal or other funds supporting regional water council tasks and may provide assistance to regional water councils as appropriate. This subsection does not require the commission to determine the appropriate disbursement of state, federal or other funds among members of a regional water council and does not prohibit a regional water council from obtaining, receiving or disbursing funds without commission involvement.
Nothing in this chapter limits the commission’s jurisdiction or authority over water utilities that are members of regional water councils.
[PL 2005, c. 209, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 6808
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Regional water council: means a nonprofit corporation established for the benefit of 2 or more water-related entities pursuant to this chapter, where at least one of the organizing members is a water utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 6801
2. Rulemaking. The commission may adopt rules to establish procedures and audit requirements related to the requirements of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A.
[PL 2005, c. 209, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 209, §1 (NEW).