| Sec. 3. Review and recommendation. The Commission to Study the Cost |
| of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories |
| shall review growth limitations established by the portion of |
| this Act enacting the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section |
| 1611 and make recommendations for retaining, amending or |
| repealing those limitations to the joint standing committee of |
| the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters as part |
| of its reporting responsibilities under Resolve 2005, chapter |
| 125. The commission also shall develop a new budget funding |
| mechanism for the office of the fiscal administrator of the |
| unorganized territory within the Department of Audit that |
| promotes budget transparency and provides better fiscal |
| accountability for inclusion in the municipal cost component for |
| fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. The joint |
| standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over |
| taxation matters may submit legislation related to the |
| recommendations of the commission to the First Regular Session of |
| the 123rd Legislature. |
