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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. |
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| | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| B.__The financial charge for early termination of a contract | under this subsection__may not exceed 3 times the current | monthly charge. |
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| 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. |
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| This subsection does not apply to contracts in force on the | effective date of this subsection. |
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| | 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: |
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| | 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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