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LD481 • 2025

An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default

An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Matthew Beck
Last action
2025-04-11
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default

An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default Sponsor: Representative Matthew Beck Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default Sponsor: Representative Matthew Beck Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-08 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-01 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default
Sponsor:
Representative Matthew Beck
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 310 - L.D. 481
An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to
Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6103, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Issuance of warrant prior to default; commission review. A district that makes
a determination regarding the district's anticipated revenues under this section may borrow
money and issue a warrant in accordance with this subsection.
A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, if, prior to a default in the payment of the principal
of or interest on a note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the water
district, the district makes a reasonable determination that the district’s anticipated
revenues from the normal payment of water charges for services rendered for the period
beginning on the date of the determination and ending on the last day of the
then-current fiscal year will not be sufficient to pay the district’s anticipated operating
expenses for the same period, the district may borrow money in an amount sufficient
to make the payment of principal and interest and other transaction costs related to the
borrowing, and the trustees, directors or managing board of the district may issue the
district's warrant immediately to those portions of the municipality or municipalities
that constitute the district to repay the amount borrowed, plus interest.
When making the determination under this paragraph, the district shall include:
(1) In its anticipated revenues, all other cash or funds held by or on behalf of the
district that are available to pay its anticipated operating expenses and other
expected or obligated expenditures; and
(2) In its anticipated operating expenses, all other expected or obligated
expenditures, including any obligation to replenish a reserve fund established with
respect to the note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness.
B. Within 30 days of the date the trustees, directors or managing board of the district
issues the district's warrant pursuant to paragraph A, the district shall prepare and
submit a financial management plan to the commission and each municipality that
constitutes the district. The commission shall provide an opportunity for affected
APPROVED
APRIL 11, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
23
PUBLIC LAW
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municipalities to provide input on the financial management plan, and the commission
may in its discretion commence a proceeding to examine the financial management
plan.
C. This subsection applies to a district when the municipality or municipalities that
constitute the district have previously approved this section or former Title 35, section
3211. For any other district, this subsection applies when approval pursuant to
subsection 6 is obtained.