APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 3, 2022 711
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 106 - L.D. 245
An Act Regarding Consumer-owned Water Utilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6410-A is enacted to read:
§6410-A. Consumer-owned water utilities; lack of quorum
1. Appointment of receiver. If, after investigation, the commission determines that
the board of trustees of a consumer-owned water utility, as defined in section 6101,
subsection 1-A, lacks a sufficient number of duly elected trustees to constitute a quorum,
the commission may appoint a receiver to oversee the operations of the utility. A receiver
appointed by the commission pursuant to this subsection has all the authorities granted to
a full board of trustees pursuant to this chapter until such time as the board of trustees for
the utility includes a sufficient number of duly elected trustees to constitute a quorum.
2. Costs. The commission may include the cost of appointing receivers pursuant to
subsection 1 in the assessment charged to consumer-owned water utilities in accordance
with section 116, subsection 1.
3. Rules. The commission may adopt by rule standards and procedures necessary for
the administration of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
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