Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1998 is hereby amended by striking Section 14 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

SECTION 14.  All contracts made by the board of sewer commissioners shall be made in the name of the district and shall be signed by the board of sewer commissioners.  The board of sewer commissioners shall have the authority to acquire, merge, consolidate, partner, combine, organize, reorganize, associate or otherwise join together or act in concert with any municipality, district, governmental unit or any other form of governmental body, company, or other entity under any form of agreement, contract, compact, consent or accord, including, without limitation, an intermunicpal agreement under section 4A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, for any and all purposes which would further the interest of the inhabitants of the district, as those interests may be determined by the board of sewer commissioners.