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An Act To Encourage Municipal Cooperation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2304,  as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:
§ 2304. Tax status
Regional councils established in accordance with this Title are tax-exempt institutions whichthat are exempt only from income and sales taxes, except for the provisions of Title 36, section 651, subsection 1, paragraph H.
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §651, sub-§1, ¶D  is amended to read:
 
D. The property of any public municipal corporation of thisthe State appropriated to public uses, ifwhether located within the corporate limits and confines of suchthe public municipal corporation or within the corporate limits and confines of another public municipal corporation.
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §651, sub-§1, ¶H  is enacted to read:
 
H.  The property of a regional council under Title 30-A, chapter 119 formed by 2 or more municipalities to promote intergovernmental cooperation.
 
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from the property tax municipal property located in another municipality and the property of a regional council formed by 2 or more municipalities to promote intergovernmental cooperation.