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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2007-08
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. 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 2007-08 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration	 	 	$192,820	
 	 	 	 	 	
Education	 	 	11,901,553	
 	 	 	 	 	
Forest Fire Protection	 	 	160,000	
 	 	 	 	 	
Human Services - General Assistance	 	 	66,000	
 	 	 	 	 	
Property Tax Assessment - Operations	 	 	766,871	
 	 	 	 	 	
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations	 	 	364,286	
 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES	 	 	$13,451,530	
 	 	 	 	 	
County Reimbursements for Services:	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	Aroostook	 	 	$799,476	
 	Franklin	 	 	604,808	
 	Hancock	 	 	194,341	
 	Kennebec	 	 	306	
 	Oxford	 	 	441,047	
 	Penobscot	 	 	832,068	
 	Piscataquis	 	 	901,537	
 	Somerset	 	 	840,005	
 	Washington	 	 	711,759	
 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES	 	$5,325,347	
 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS	 	$18,776,877	

 

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Requirements	 	 	 	$18,776,877	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Less Deductions:	 	 	 	 	
 	General -	 	 	 	 	
 	 	State Revenue Sharing	$290,000	
 	 	Homestead Reimbursement	100,000	
 	 	Miscellaneous Revenues	50,000	
 	 	Transfer from Undesignated Fund Balance	3,300,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL	 	 	 	$3,740,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Educational -	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Land Reserved Trust	$100,000	
 	 	Tuition/Travel	250,000	
 	 	Miscellaneous	5,000	
 	 	Special - Teacher Retirement	200,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL	 	 	 	$555,000	
 	 	 	 	 	 	  	
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS	 	($4,295,000)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	  	
TAX ASSESSMENT	 	$14,481,877	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
This bill establishes municipal cost components for state and county services provided to the unorganized territory that would be paid for by a municipality. The municipal cost components constitute the property tax for the unorganized territory.