126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 719 LR 743(03)
An Act To Ensure Access to Information in the Property Tax Abatement Process
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-190)
Committee: Taxation
             
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
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
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the state from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
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.