Whereas, the water supply of the New Portland Water District does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards; and

Whereas, the New Portland Water District has just received emergency funding through a United States Department of Agriculture rural development block grant and a community development block grant; and

Whereas, the New Portland Water District must drill new wells to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards; 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 1975, c. 18, §1 is amended to read:

*Sec. 1. Territorial limits; corporate name and purpose. The inhabitants of and the territory within that part of the Town of New Portland in the County of Somerset, more commonly known as North New Portland village, as is hereafter described: Beginning at the New Portland-Embden town line on the Hancock Pond Road, so called, and extending westerly along the road to the center of North New Portland village at the post office a distance of approximately 1.4 miles including 4 rights-of-way southerly from said road; first to a spring 500 feet more or less from the highway at the Jackson Farm, and second a right-of-way to the reservoir 1,000 feet southwesterly from the highway on the west side of Fletcher Hill, plus a right-of-way to a spring above the reservoir approximately 1,000 feet southeasterly of said reservoir, plus a 4th right-of-way northwesterly approximately 1,000 feet from the reservoir to the highway. Also, including a right-of-way northeasterly from said highway approximately 500 feet to the pumping station and lower springs, all such rights-of-way being occupied by pipe lines and other property of North Village Water Company. Also beginning at the post office at the center of said North New Portland village along the following roads and streets:

1. Southerly on the North Anson Road approximately 4,000 feet to a point opposite home of Charles Collins, Jr.