Municipalities may join together to form a regional water and sewer district commission in the following manner:
Shall the town accept the provisions of said subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of said section twenty-four of chapter forty N of the General Laws, providing for the establishment of a regional water and sewer commission district, together with the towns of ______________ and ______________, etc., and the construction, maintenance and operation of a water and sewer commission by the said district in accordance with the provisions of a proposed agreement filed with the selectmen?
If majority of the voters present and voting on said questions in each of the several towns shall vote in the affirmative, and a city or several cities, if any, accept in the manner prescribed below, said subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of said section twenty-four, shall become effective, and the proposed regional water and sewer district commission shall be deemed to be established forthwith in accordance with the terms of the agreement so adopted notwithstanding any defect or omission in the creation or organization of any regional water and sewer district planning committee or regional water and sewer district commission planning board.
In the case of a city, such acceptance shall take effect on the vote of the city council and approval of the mayor, except in the case of Plan D and Plan E cities, where approval of the city council and the city manager shall be required.
A regional water and sewer district commission established under the provisions of this section shall be a body politic and corporate and political subdivision of the commonwealth with all the powers and duties conferred by law upon such water and sewer commission, as outlined in sections seven and eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40N, § 25