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| | | An Act To Allow Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties an Exemption |
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| | | from the Limitation on County Assessments |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the | | expiration of the 90-day period to allow for the continuation of | | construction of the new jail of the Lincoln and Sagadahoc | | Multicounty Jail Authority; and |
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| | | Whereas, the jail can become fully staffed and operational in | | time for the completion of the building only if the jail costs | | are exempted from the county tax assessment limit for a 2-year | | period; and |
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| | | 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, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §706-A, sub-§5, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| | | D.__For fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07 in Sagadahoc County, and | | fiscal years 2006 and 2007 in Lincoln County, that portion of the | | county assessment that is attributable to the costs of | | construction, debt service, operation and |
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