APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 17, 2025 334
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 109 - L.D. 176
An Act to Authorize the Formation of Emergency Medical Services Districts
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 164, headnote is amended to read:
CHAPTER 164
FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3531, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
1. District. "District" "District," "emergency medical services district" or "fire
district" means a district created by vote of a group of municipalities for the purpose of
providing fire protection or emergency medical services.
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
2. General powers; area of service. The district formed under subsection 1 is a quasi-
municipal corporation that may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, adopt a name,
adopt and alter a common seal, borrow funds and do all things necessary to furnish
emergency medical services or fire protection within that district.
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §3532, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 698, §2, is amended
to read:
4. Draft agreement. Prior to voting on formation of a an emergency medical services
district or a fire district, the municipalities shall negotiate an agreement on terms for
governing the district, including such matters as the number and distribution of district
directors, length of term for a director, the time frame of the fiscal year of the district and
such other matters as are essential to the operation of the district.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 334: 30-A.3531, 30-A.3532