Sec. A-16. P&SL 1985, c. 107, Pt. B, §16-A is enacted to read:

Sec.* 16-A.__Miscellaneous provisions; bylaws.__The board of trustees may adopt bylaws as necessary for their own convenience and the proper management of the affairs of the district.__This Act does not annul the existing bylaws and ordinances of the

district in effect as of the effective date of this section, and those laws and ordinances remain in force until altered, amended or repealed except where in direct conflict with any provision of this Act.

Sec. A-17. P&SL 1985, c. 107, Pt. B, §17 is repealed.

PART B

Sec. B-1. Purpose. This Act is intended to update the charter of the Dover and Foxcroft Water District, to reorganize provisions for clarity and generally to conform the charter to the model standard water district charter that appears in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 64.

Sec. B-2. Existing trustees. The trustees of the Dover and Foxcroft Water District holding office on the effective date of this Act hold office as trustees for the terms for which they were elected, and as each term expires one trustee must be elected by the registered voters of the district at the next annual meeting of the district to serve for a term of 3 years. The additional 2 trustees must be elected at the next annual meeting, one for a term of 2 years and one for a term of 3 years. If a vacancy arises, it must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

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