CHAPTER 297

S.P. 421 - L.D. 1290

An Act To Provide Requirements for Towns To

Deorganize

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

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §7202, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 216, §2, is amended to read:

The voters of any municipality may petition for consideration of deorganization of the municipality by following the petition procedure of section 2528, subsection 5. On the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 10% 50% of the number of votes cast in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election, but in no case less than 10, requesting a municipal meeting for the purpose of discussing and determining whether the municipality should deorganize, the municipal officers shall call and hold a special meeting in the manner provided for the calling and holding of town meetings or city elections to discuss deorganization of the municipality and to decide whether to develop a deorganization procedure.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §7205, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 216, §2, is amended to read:

3. Distribution of financial liabilities and assets. The deorganization procedure shall must provide for the distribution of all financial and other intangible liabilities and assets of the municipality, including liabilities and assets held by the municipality in any other political subdivision that are affected