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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			12,207,321	
					
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			$13,757,298	
					
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		$19,082,645	

 

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$19,082,645	
							
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		$14,787,645	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective September 20, 2007