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Public Law
124th Legislature
First Regular Session
Chapter 303
H.P. 855 - L.D. 1235
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2009-10 and To Make Other Changes Related to the Municipal Cost Components
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.   5 MRSA §246, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 636, §2, is further amended to read:
 
3. Legislation.    The fiscal administrator shall prepare and submit legislation to the Legislature by March 1st, annually, providing for the requests made by counties and state agencies for services provided in the unorganized territory that are entitled to funding under Title 36, chapter 115. Legislation submitted pursuant to this subsection must also include a notation as to any tax enhancement programs that have been approved by the county commissioners. The administrator may not reject or change a budget submitted by a county or state agency without the approval of the county or agency making the request.
Sec. 2.  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 2009-10 is as follows:
Audit - Fiscal Administration	 	 	$206,711	
 	 	 	 	 	
Education	 	 	13,857,261	
 	 	 	 	 	
Forest Fire Protection	 	 	160,000	
 	 	 	 	 	
Human Services - General Assistance	 	 	59,000	
 	 	 	 	 	
Property Tax Assessment - Operations	 	 	824,349	
 	 	 	 	 	
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations	 	 	487,977	
 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES	 	 	$15,595,298	
 	 	 	 	 	
County Reimbursements for Services:	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Aroostook	 	 	$885,417	
 	Franklin	 	 	564,825	
 	Hancock	 	 	154,505	
 	Kennebec	 	 	872	
 	Oxford	 	 	480,525	
 	Penobscot	 	 	885,380	
 	Piscataquis	 	 	1,389,350	
 	Somerset	 	 	888,306	
 	Washington	 	 	762,597	
 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES	 	$6,011,777	
 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS	 	$21,607,075	

 
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Requirements	 	 	 	$21,607,075	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Less Deductions:	 	 	 	 	
 	General -	 	 	 	 	
 	 	State Revenue Sharing	$265,000	
 	 	Homestead Reimbursement	100,000	
 	 	Miscellaneous Revenues	50,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL	 	 	 	$415,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Educational -	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Land Reserved Trust	$80,000	
 	 	Tuition/Travel	250,000	
 	 	Miscellaneous	5,000	
 	 	Special - Teacher Retirement	200,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL	 	 	 	$535,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS	 	$950,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TAX ASSESSMENT	 	$20,657,075	
 
Sec. 3.  Increase in growth limitation. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1611, subsection 3, paragraph B, the Legislature intends by this Act to exceed the municipal cost component growth limitation for the state component by $1,475,109 and to increase the municipal cost component growth limitation for the state component by the remainder of the amount provided in this Act.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective June 8, 2009.