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the segregated account to stabilize or lower that
municipality's projected property tax rate.__If, despite
the application of at least 50% of the funds, the combined
effect of changes in the municipality's appropriations and
revenue streams results in a projected adjusted property
tax rate that exceeds the previous tax year's actual tax
rate by more than 1%, then whatever portion of the
remaining amount of segregated funds must be applied to
maintain the adjusted property tax rate at or below 101% of
the previous year's property tax rate.__Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary, if a municipality uses all of
the funds in the segregated account and the adjusted
property tax rate is more than 1% above the previous year's
property tax rate, the final municipal budget containing
the higher adjusted property tax may be adopted only by a
2/3 vote of the governing body of that municipality.

 
B.__ As the 2nd priority, after compliance with paragraph
A, the municipality may use any funds remaining in the
segregated account for economic development purposes; to
augment school budgets; to improve local roads, sewers and
other infrastructure of the municipality; or for any other
permissible spending or budgetary needs of the
municipality.__Remaining funds may be committed to meet
annual budgetary or long-term capital investment needs of
the municipality.

 
7.__Effect on revenue sharing and other state-aid programs.__
Revenue received pursuant to subsection 4 may not be
considered to be receipts from the taxes imposed under this
Part for the purpose of transfers to the Local Government Fund
under Title 30-A, section 5681.__Revenue received pursuant to
subsection 4 may not be used to reduce or eliminate any
funding otherwise due the county or municipality under any
provision of law providing aid to the participating county or
participating municipality, including, but not limited to, aid
to schools, roads, public assistance or jails.

 
8.__Referendum.__The question of whether to impose a local
option sales and use tax must be submitted to the legal voters
of a municipality that seeks to impose the local option sales
and use tax.

 
The petition process and the voting at elections held in
cities, towns and plantations must be held and conducted in
accordance with Title 30-A, sections 2528, 2529 and 2532 even
if the municipality has not accepted the provisions of section
2528.__The voting at elections held in municipalities must be
held and conducted in accordance with Title 21-A.


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