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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2015-16
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 2015-16 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration			$254,952	
					
Education			12,129,121	
					
Forest Fire Protection			150,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			55,750	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			950,000	
					
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations			529,025	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$14,068,848	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$1,216,139	
	Franklin			1,029,624	
	Hancock			223,152	
	Kennebec			12,115	
	Oxford			1,247,937	
	Penobscot			1,033,537	
	Piscataquis			1,008,711	
	Somerset			1,463,162	
	Washington			870,612	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$8,104,989	
					
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND			

	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$2,800,000	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$24,973,837	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$24,973,837	
							
Less Deductions:					
	General -					
		State Revenue Sharing	$0	
		Homestead Reimbursement	93,945	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	16,000	
		Transfer from unassigned fund balance	2,400,000	
							
TOTAL GENERAL DEDUCTIONS		$2,509,945	
							
	Educational -					
		Land Reserved Trust	$70,000	
		Tuition/Travel	124,516	
		United States Forestry Payment in Lieu of Taxes	15,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	208,801	
							
TOTAL EDUCATION DEDUCTIONS		$418,317	
							
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		$2,928,262	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT		$22,045,575	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.