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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2008-09 and To Require Notation of Tax Enhancement Programs Approved by the County Commissioners
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. 5 MRSA §246, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 459, Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
 
B. To prepare and submit, by March 1st, annually, a report of histhe fiscal administrator's review, analysis and investigation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation, each Legislator representing a county containing unorganized territory and the office of the county commissioners of each county having unorganized territory. The report shallmust contain sufficient detail to explain fully each agency or county request and may contain recommendations by the administrator regarding legislative or administrative action. This report must also include information relating to development districts under consideration or approved by the county commissioners under Title 30-A, section 5235 and provide details regarding costs and tax shifts resulting from or anticipated to result from the development district or proposed district;
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §246, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 459, Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
 
3. Legislation. The fiscal administrator shall prepare and submit legislation to the Legislature by March 1st, annually, providing for the requests made by counties and state agencies for services provided in the unorganized territory whichthat are entitled to funding under Title 36, chapter 115. Legislation submitted pursuant to this subsection must also include a notation as to any tax enhancement programs that have been approved by the county commissioners. The administrator shallmay not reject or change a budget submitted by a county or state agency without the approval of the county or agency making the request.
Sec. 3. 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 2008-09 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$198,294	
					
Education			11,883,253	
					
Forest Fire Protection			160,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			62,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			799,852	
					
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations			404,589	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$13,507,988	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$822,636	
	Franklin			653,984	
	Hancock			164,925	
	Kennebec			881	
	Oxford			459,128	
	Penobscot			857,695	
	Piscataquis			1,145,517	
	Somerset			864,474	
	Washington			686,371	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$5,655,611	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$19,163,599	

 

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$19,163,599	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$290,000	
		Homestead Reimbursement	100,000	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	50,000	
		Transfer from Undesignated Fund Balance	3,000,000	
							
TOTAL				$3,440,000	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$100,000	
		Tuition/Travel	250,000	
		Miscellaneous	5,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	200,000	
							
TOTAL				$555,000	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		($3,995,000)	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$15,168,599	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective April 16, 2008.