Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1747: An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District Sec. 1. P&SL 1923, c. 72, as amended by P&SL 2011, c. 8, §§1 and 2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: Sec. 1. Territorial limits, corporate name and purposes. This Act may be known and cited as "the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District." The territory and the people constituting the Town of Yarmouth and the Town of North Yarmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine constitute a body politic and corporate under the name of the Yarmouth Water District, referred to in this Act as "the district," subject to adoption by the people in the territory as provided in this Act. The purpose of the district is to supply the inhabitants of the district with potable water for domestic, agricultural, commercial, industrial, sanitary and municipal purposes and to protect the watershed of the district's water supply for the benefit of the inhabitants within the district. Sec. 2. Source of supply; authorized to erect dams, lay pipes, provide power and communications, etc.; may hold or purchase real estate; contracts. For any of the purposes set forth in this Act, or for the preservation and potability of its water, the district is authorized to take and use water from the Royal …
Sponsors
- Arthur Bell (D, 103) · primary sponsor
- Anne Graham (D, 105)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-279) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-279), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-279).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence
- : Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: CHARTER CHANGES, Legislature, YARMOUTH WATER DISTRICT, Senate, WATER DISTRICTS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1747?
- LD1747 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District.
- What does LD1747 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District.
- What is the status of LD1747?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1747?
- Arthur Bell (D, 103), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD1747?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1747&snum=132
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