Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1062 – Declaration of policy
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It is declared to be the policy of the State to encourage the development of sanitary districts consisting of: [PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
1. Municipality. A municipality;
[PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1062
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Municipalities. Two or more municipalities;
[PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
3. — sections. A section or sections of sufficient size of a municipality or 2 or more municipalities;
[PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
4. Unorganized territory. A sufficient number of persons residing in unorganized territory; or
[PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
5. Combination. Any combination of the foregoing, so that said districts may economically construct and operate sewage systems so as to assist in the abatement of the pollution of public streams, lakes and inland and ocean waters and enhance the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the State.
[PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR).]
A sanitary district may only be formed where the Board of Environmental Protection finds that there is a need throughout a part or all of the territory embraced within the proposed district for the accomplishment of the purpose of providing an adequate, efficient system and means of collecting, conveying, pumping, treating and disposing of domestic sewage and industrial wastes within the proposed district and that such purposes can be effectively accomplished therein on an equitable basis by a sanitary district if created and that the creation and maintenance of such a district will be administratively feasible and in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare. [PL 1981, c. 466, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 310 (NEW). PL 1967, c. 524, §1 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 431, §9 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 400, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 466, §1 (AMD).