(4)__If an existing standard alphabetical name for a territory duplicates or sounds similar to another territory in the county, the county commissioners may rename one of the territories.__If a similar conflict exists with the name of a territory in another county, the county commissioners shall confer with the other county's county commissioners to decide which name should be changed.__If they are unable to agree, the existence of a year-round population or the name's historical significance must be used to determine which name should be retained.

(5)__The use of excessively long or cumbersome names that are difficult to use in written or spoken form must be avoided.

(6)__A name that is derogatory to a gender or racial, ethnic or religious group is prohibited.

(7)__A person's name may only be used if the name has direct historical significance to the territory being named and the person has been deceased for at least 5 years.

C.__The county commissioners shall notify the Office of Geographic Information Systems upon assignment or change of a standard alphabetical name for an unorganized territory.__ The Office of Geographic Information Systems is responsible for notifying appropriate state agencies and the United States Board on Geographical Names of a new standard alphabetical name assignment or change associated with the standard numeric geographic code for minor civil divisions in the State.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, that section of this Act that enacts Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 7501, subsection 9 takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

The bill prohibits the use of a device that dials 9-1-1 and transmits a prerecorded message to a public safety answering point after being forbidden to do so. This bill also provides