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An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2019-20
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 2019-20 is as follows:

Fiscal Administration - Office of the State Auditor			$243,730	
					
Education			12,851,922	
					
Forest Fire Protection			150,000	
					
Human Services - General Assistance			65,000	
					
Property Tax Assessment - Operations			1,470,866	
					
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations			588,000	
					
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES			$15,369,518	
					
County Reimbursements for Services:	
					
	Aroostook			$1,511,803	
	Franklin			976,795	
	Hancock			239,050	
	Kennebec			10,870	
	Oxford			1,459,650	
	Penobscot			1,125,982	
	Piscataquis			1,156,857	
	Somerset			1,618,913	
	Washington			1,032,529	
					
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES		$9,132,449	
					
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND			

	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$3,867,519	
					
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS		$28,369,486	

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT	
							
Requirements				$28,369,486	
							
Less Revenue Deductions:					
	General Revenue					
		Municipal Revenue Sharing	$100,000	
		Homestead Reimbursement	100,000	
		Miscellaneous Revenues	10,000	
		Transfer from Fund Balance	350,000	
							
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS		$560,000	
							
	Educational Revenue					
		Land Reserved Trust	$70,000	
		Tuition/School Transportation	80,000	
		United States Forestry Payment in Lieu of Taxes	5,000	
		Special - Teacher Retirement	230,000	
							
TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS		$385,000	
							
TOTAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS		$945,000	
							
TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES and OVERLAY (Title 36 §1602)		$27,424,486	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.