126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 973 LR 1500(01)
An Act To Make Veterans' Property Tax Exemption Applications Confidential
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Briggs of Mexico
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Municipalities will be required to identify applications and proof of entitlement documentation related to property tax exemption requests by veterans or the family of a deceased veteran as confidential so that this information will not be provided to the public when a Freedom of Access Act request is submitted to the municipality.     Municipality 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.