Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. The board of selectmen of the town of Kingston is hereby authorized to act as the board of sewer commissioners of said town and shall have all the powers and duties conferred on sewer commissioners by law.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1, the employee of the town of Kingston designated in the classification plan of the wage and personnel by-law of said town as responsible for the operation and maintenance of said town's sewer system shall have jurisdiction to act on any abatement requests or petitions filed for any betterments assessed under the provisions of chapters 80 and 83 of the General Laws. +s

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. @s