§ 38 §1033 — Scope and application

The provisions of this chapter apply as follows.
1.
Applicable to all sewer districts.
Except as otherwise provided in the statutory provisions listed in this subsection or in subsection 6, the following provisions are incorporated into the private and special laws governing a sewer district, and any part of a sewer district charter not in conformity with the following provisions is void.
2.
Mandatory provisions from former chapter 12.
The following provisions apply to all sewer districts:
3.
Standard provisions.
Except as provided in subsections 1 and 2 or other express provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to a sewer district unless the charter of that district incorporates those provisions.
4.
Mandatory provisions.
Provisions governing the following aspects of a standard district are not included in this chapter and must be otherwise specified in a standard district charter:
5.
Optional provisions.
A standard district charter may include provisions relating to the following:
6.
Limited sewer districts; exception.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or other applicable law, a sewer district whose sewerage collection activities are limited to collection performed pursuant to a contract with one or more municipalities is exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The sewerage collection activities may include the ownership, maintenance or operation of the collection facilities but not the fixing of rate schedules for their use. If the sewer district owns the collection facilities used under the contract, the sewer district is subject to the requirements of section 1042.
7.
Guidelines for modified charters.
As determined appropriate by the Legislature, a standard district charter may include provisions that differ from the provisions in this chapter.

Legislative History

PL 2013, c. 555, §6 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 151, §§1-3 (AMD).