Sec. 1. 23 MRSA c. 307, sub-c. II, Art. 1 is amended by repealing the headnote and enacting in its place the following:

Article 1

Municipalities

Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §3351 is amended to read:

§3351. Notice to owners to connect

Whenever the paving or repairing of Prior to paving or substantially repairing any street or public highway shall have been ordered by the city government, the road commissioner, the commissioner of public works or such officer as the city government municipal officers may appoint in the absence of a commissioner shall duly serve upon owners of property abutting on such a street or highway and upon all corporations, persons, firms and bridge or water districts occupying such a street or highway a notice directing such owners, corporations, persons, firms and bridge or water districts to make such sewer, water and conduit connections or other work as may be designated, within 60 days from date of such notice. At the expiration of the time fixed and after such a street has been paved or repaired, no permit shall may be granted to open such that street for a period of 5 years, except as otherwise provided.

Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §3352 is amended to read:

§3352. Emergency permits

If the owners, corporations, persons, firms or bridge or water districts comply with the notice given under section 3351, the road commissioner, the commissioner of public works or such officer as the city government municipal officers may appoint in the absence of a commissioner may, in the case of an emergency, grant and renew permits for digging or making excavations in the driveways of any of the public highways of the city municipality for the laying repairing of gas, water, steam, oil, gasoline, petroleum or any other liquid, or ammonia pipes or conduits or for any other lawful purpose. Every permit shall must specify the time prescribed by resolution or ordinance or, when no time is prescribed, the road commissioner, the commissioner of public works or such officer as the city government municipal officers may appoint in the absence of a commissioner shall specify a time during which said the excavation may remain open, the place where such that excavation may be made and the number of square yards of surface which that may be disturbed.