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 2002-03 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration $108,207

Education 10,452,001

Forest Fire Protection 150,000

Human Services - General Assistance 77,610

Property Tax Assessment - Operations 621,641

Maine Land Use Regulation Commission -

Operations 197,177

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TOTAL STATE AGENCIES $11,606,636

County Reimbursements for Services:

Aroostook $626,178

Franklin 590,661

Hancock 105,824

Kennebec 5,694

Oxford 331,888

Penobscot 766,807

Piscataquis 524,639

Somerset 779,039

Washington 430,162