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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2016-17
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 2016-17 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$251,277	
					
Education			12,288,717	
					
Forest Fire Protection			150,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			65,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			935,000	
					
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations			544,194	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$14,234,188	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$1,251,259	
	Franklin			998,235	
	Hancock			236,660	
	Kennebec			10,669	
	Oxford			1,257,130	
	Penobscot			1,067,291	
	Piscataquis			962,139	
	Somerset			1,679,712	
	Washington			978,140	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$8,441,235	
					
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND			

	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$2,027,000	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$24,702,423	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Total Requirements				$24,702,423	
							
Less Revenue Deductions:				
	General Revenue -				
		State Revenue Sharing	$50,000	
		Homestead Reimbursement	93,945	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	10,000	
		Transfer from Unassigned Fund Balance	1,750,000	
							
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS	$1,903,945	
							
	Educational Revenue -				
		Land Reserved Trust	$70,000	
		Tuition/Travel	110,768	
		United States Forest Service - Payment in Lieu of Taxes	15,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	223,281	
							
TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS	$419,049	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$2,322,994	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES AND OVERLAY	$22,379,429	
 
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.