An Act To Restore the Funding to the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services

Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas,  the State Controller will have already transferred the funding from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the General Fund before this Act becomes effective if the following legislation is not enacted as an emergency; and

Whereas,  the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services will improve the provision of jointly provided services in terms of efficiency and cost savings for municipal and county governments, which will reduce property taxes; 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,

Sec. 1. PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. EE  is repealed.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill restores the funding for the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services by repealing the section of Public Law 2005, chapter 457 that would have transferred the money to the General Fund by June 30, 2006 and by June 30, 2007.