Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A. Public Utilities § 6410-A. Consumer-owned water utilities; lack of quorum

1. Appointment of receiver. If, after investigation, the commission determines that the board of trustees of a consumer-owned water utility, as defined in section 6101, subsection 1-A, lacks a sufficient number of duly elected trustees to constitute a quorum, the commission may appoint a receiver to oversee the operations of the utility. A receiver appointed by the commission pursuant to this subsection has all the authorities granted to a full board of trustees pursuant to this chapter until such time as the board of trustees for the utility includes a sufficient number of duly elected trustees to constitute a quorum.

1-A. Liability. A receiver appointed by the commission pursuant to subsection 1 that is acting in good faith while exercising the authorities granted pursuant to subsection 1 must be treated in the same manner as an employee acting on behalf of a governmental entity under Title 14, chapter 741.

2. Costs. The commission may include the cost of appointing receivers pursuant to subsection 1 in the assessment charged to consumer-owned water utilities in accordance with section 116, subsection 1.

3. Rules. The commission may adopt by rule standards and procedures necessary for the administration of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.