LD 1515
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or disposal site of trash and garbage.__As used in this
paragraph, trash and garbage do not include construction and
demolition debris, medical waste, hazardous waste, organic
waste, special waste such as contaminated soil or sludge or
recyclable materials.

 
2.__Contracts.__Contracts for the provision of small
containerized solid waste hauling service to customers located in
this State are governed by the following provisions.

 
A.__If a contract under this subsection contains an
automatic renewal provision, the contractor shall notify the
customer by mail between 60 and 90 days prior to the
contract termination date that if the customer does not,
within 60 days of receipt of the contractor's notification,
notify the contractor of the customer's intention to
terminate the contract, the contract will be automatically
renewed.__Notice of termination by the customer may be by
any reasonable method, including mail, electronically
transmitted facsimile and e-mail.__A contract may not
contain terms that require a customer to provide notice of
termination prior to the time frames provided for in this
paragraph.

 
B.__The financial charge for early termination of a contract
under this subsection__may not exceed 3 times the current
monthly charge.

 
C.__A contract under this subsection may not require the
customer to inform a contractor concerning prices or other
terms offered by competitors or require the customer to
afford the contractor an opportunity to match or respond to
a competitor's offer.

 
This subsection does not apply to contracts in force on the
effective date of this subsection.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2124-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 588, §4, is
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

 
The report must include an analysis of how changes in available
disposal capacity have affected or are likely to affect disposal prices.__
When the office determines that a decline in available landfill capacity
has generated or has the potential to generate supracompetitive prices,
it shall include this finding in its report and shall include
recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes as necessary.


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