130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 22 LR 49(01)
An Act To Authorize Early Payment of Anticipated Funds to the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Pres. Jackson of Aroostook
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Allows advance payment - Loring Job Increment Financing Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Current law provides that an amount equal to 50% of the employment tax increment for the preceding year be deposited into the Loring Job Increment Financing Fund on or before July 31st of each year.  The bill allows for an anticipated payment amount to be deposited into the fund any time during the 12 months preceding the July 31, 2021 payment date and that any discrepancy between the amount advanced to the fund and the amount finally determined to be due to the fund be added to the final payment in the event of an underpayment or deducted from the final payment due by July 31, 2022 in the event of an overpayment.  
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development to implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.