Whereas, the Lake Arrowhead Community, Incorporated, is located in the Town of Limerick and the Town of Waterboro; and

Whereas, the Lake Arrowhead Community, Incorporated, has charged the Town of Limerick and the Town of Waterboro membership fees and assessments for property acquired by the 2 municipalities for reasons of tax delinquency; and

Whereas, the Town of Limerick and the Town of Waterboro have resisted these fees and assessments, and the matter has resulted in expensive and divisive litigation; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. P&SL 1995, c. 37, §13-A is enacted to read:

*Sec. 13-A.__Prohibited fees and assessments.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 33, chapter 31, the corporation may not charge a fee or assessment for a property owned by a municipality, regardless of when a fee or assessment may have been incurred.

Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies to all fees and assessments levied by the corporation on or after January 1, 1995.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the charter of the Lake Arrowhead Community, Incorporated, by forbidding the community from charging the Town of Limerick and the Town of Waterboro membership fees and assessments for property owned by the municipalities.