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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2010-11
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 2010-11 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$198,691	
					
Education			12,529,594	
					
Forest Fire Protection			93,916	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			58,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			788,218	
					
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations			525,931	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$14,194,350	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$933,290	
	Franklin			600,521	
	Hancock			158,542	
	Kennebec			880	
	Oxford			494,827	
	Penobscot			904,838	
	Piscataquis			1,033,573	
	Somerset			911,530	
	Washington			782,970	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$5,820,971	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$20,015,321	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$20,015,321	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$198,640	
		Homestead Reimbursement	70,000	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	50,000	
							
TOTAL				$318,640	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$61,000	
		Tuition/Travel	250,000	
		Miscellaneous	5,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	250,000	
							
TOTAL				$566,000	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$884,640	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$19,130,681	
 
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.