Sec. 3. P&SL 1977, c. 14, §1, 4th ¶, as amended by P&SL 1993, c. 82, §1, is further amended to read:

Vacancies of elected directors that may occur by death, resignation or otherwise are filled by appointment of the city council appointing authority for that director, until a successor is elected at the next election of directors.

Sec. 4. P&SL 1977, c. 14, §3, first paragraph, 3rd sentence from the end is amended to read:

The bonds and notes shall be are legal obligations of the authority, which is hereby declared to be a quasi-municipal corporation within the meaning of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30 30-A, section 5053 5701, and all the provisions of the section shall be applicable thereto.

Sec. 5. P&SL 1977, c. 14, §3, first paragraph is amended by adding after the 3rd sentence from the end a new sentence to read:

For the purposes of the debt liability of the Eastport Port Authority, on and after January 1, 2000 the quasi-municipal corporation includes all the personal property of the residents and the real estate within the boundaries of Washington County.

Sec. 6. Emergency clause; referendum; effective date. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the legal voters within Washington County as an election called for that purpose and held by December 31, 1999. The election must be called by the municipal officers of the respective towns within Washington County and must be held at the regular voting places. The election must be called, advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections. The registrars shall make a complete list of all the eligible voters of the proposed authority as described in this Act. The list prepared by the registrars governs the eligibility of a voter. For the purposes of registration of voters, the registrars of voters must be in session the secular day preceding the election. The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following question: