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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2009-10 and To Make Other Changes Related to the Municipal Cost Components
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-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 636, §2, is further 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 that 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 may 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. 2. 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 2009-10 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$206,711	
					
Education			13,857,261	
					
Forest Fire Protection			160,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			59,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			824,349	
					
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations			487,977	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$15,595,298	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$885,417	
	Franklin			564,825	
	Hancock			154,505	
	Kennebec			872	
	Oxford			480,525	
	Penobscot			885,380	
	Piscataquis			1,389,350	
	Somerset			888,306	
	Washington			762,597	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$6,011,777	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$21,607,075	

 

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$21,607,075	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$265,000	
		Homestead Reimbursement	100,000	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	50,000	
							
TOTAL				$415,000	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$80,000	
		Tuition/Travel	250,000	
		Miscellaneous	5,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	200,000	
							
TOTAL				$535,000	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$950,000	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$20,657,075	
 
Sec. 3. Increase in growth limitation. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1611, subsection 3, paragraph B, the Legislature intends by this Act to exceed the municipal cost component growth limitation for the state component by $1,475,109 and to increase the municipal cost component growth limitation for the state component by the remainder of the amount provided in this Act.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective June 8, 2009.