CHAPTER 44
H.P. 1398 - L.D. 1882
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2004-05
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts 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 2004-05 is as follows:
Audit - Fiscal Administration $108,207
Education 11,107,086
Forest Fire Protection 150,000
Human Services - General Assistance 78,750
Property Tax Assessment - Operations 658,453
Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal
(CAMA) System 173,000
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission -
Operations 183,295
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TOTAL STATE AGENCIES $12,458,791
County Reimbursements for Services:
Aroostook $658,963
Franklin 761,079
Hancock 103,923
Kennebec 7,770
Oxford 363,481
Penobscot 722,475
Piscataquis 721,385
Somerset 675,696
Washington 466,676
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TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES $4,481,448
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TOTAL REQUIREMENTS $16,940,239
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements $16,940,239
Less Deductions:
General -
State Revenue Sharing $290,000
Homestead Reimbursement 100,000
Miscellaneous Revenues 50,000
Transfer from Undesignated
Fund Balance 2,300,000
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Educational -
Lands Reserve Trust $100,000
Tuition - Travel 250,000
Miscellaneous 5,000
Special - Teacher Retirement 200,000
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Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.
Effective April 14, 2004.
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