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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2011-12
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  prompt determination and certification of the municipal cost components in the Unorganized Territory Tax District are necessary to the establishment of a mill rate and the levy of the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services Tax; 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. Municipal cost components for services rendered. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115, the Legislature determines that the net municipal cost component for services and reimbursements to be rendered in fiscal year 2011-12 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$201,875	
					
Education			12,229,974	
					
Forest Fire Protection			95,385	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			58,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			837,923	
					
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations			534,156	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$13,957,313	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$953,164	
	Franklin			806,073	
	Hancock			155,005	
	Kennebec			4,125	
	Oxford			762,168	
	Penobscot			931,781	
	Piscataquis			966,856	
	Somerset			1,140,379	
	Washington			808,442	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$6,527,993	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$20,485,306	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$20,485,306	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$175,000	
		Homestead Reimbursement	96,000	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	100,000	
		Transfer from undesignated fund balance	2,000,000	
							
TOTAL				$2,371,000	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$57,854	
		Tuition/Travel	193,000	
		Miscellaneous	5,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	218,508	
							
TOTAL				$474,362	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$2,845,362	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$17,639,944	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective June 6, 2011.