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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2013-14
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 2013-14 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$212,810	
					
Education			12,069,217	
					
Forest Fire Protection			150,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			55,750	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			948,231	
					
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations			528,612	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$13,964,620	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$1,025,114	
	Franklin			1,258,685	
	Hancock			160,407	
	Kennebec			10,056	
	Oxford			877,519	
	Penobscot			996,500	
	Piscataquis			887,371	
	Somerset			1,412,944	
	Washington			812,645	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$7,441,241	
					
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND			

	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$3,510,000	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$24,915,860	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$24,915,860	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$0	
		Homestead Reimbursement	90,300	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	75,000	
		Transfer from undesignated fund balance	2,750,000	
							
TOTAL GENERAL DEDUCTIONS		$2,915,300	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$73,400	
		Tuition/Travel	119,000	
		Miscellaneous	17,500	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	191,900	
							
TOTAL EDUCATION DEDUCTIONS		$401,800	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$3,317,100	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$21,598,791	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
This bill establishes municipal cost components for state and county services provided to the unorganized territory that would be paid for by a municipality. The municipal cost components constitute the property tax for the unorganized territory.