Whereas, it is necessary that this legislation be enacted as an emergency so that the trustees of the Waldoboro Utility District may establish reserve accounts as soon as possible; 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 P&SL 1963, c. 146, §7, as amended by P&SL 1997, c. 18, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

*Sec. 7.__Procedure for connection of sewer.__A person may enter that person's private sewer into a sewer of the district upon obtaining a permit in writing from the trustees and upon paying entrance charges as established by the district.

Sec. 2. P&SL 1963, c. 146, §14, 3rd ¶, 3rd sentence, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1989, c. 2, §1, is amended to read:

Each voter who signs a nomination paper shall add the candidate's voter's place of residence with the street and number, if any.

Sec. 3. P&SL 1963, c. 146, §14, 3rd ¶ from the end, as amended by P&SL 1993, c. 33, §1, is further amended to read:

Members of the board of trustees are eligible to any office under the board. The trustees are entitled to receive as compensation for their services an amount to be determined by them not to exceed $300 each per year, but if they fail to determine a salary they are entitled to receive $10 each for each meeting of the board that they attend and approved by the municipal officers as required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1252, subsection 5. The treasurer may be allowed such compensation as the trustees determine.

Sec. 4. P&SL 1963, c. 146, §18, 3rd ¶ is amended to read:

The sewer rates, tolls, rents and entrance charges shall must be so established as to provide revenue for the following purposes:

I. To pay the current expenses for operating and