126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 719		LR 743(01)
	An Act To Ensure Access to Information in the Property Tax Abatement and Appeals Process
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Johnson of Greenville
	Committee: Taxation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires the notice of decision in all denials of applications for property tax abatements state the specific reason for the denial.				Municipality County	Insignificant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the State Board of Property Tax Review incurred when providing written notice of the specific reasons for the denial of an abatment request can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.