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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
PART A

 
Sec. A-1. 36 MRSA §5219-W is enacted to read:

 
§5219-W.__Maine Residents Property Tax Program credit

 
A refundable credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by
this Part in the amount of benefits allowed under chapter 907.
This credit is not available if the taxpayer has filed a
separate application for benefits under chapter 907.

 
Sec. A-2. 36 MRSA §6201, sub-§11-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401,
Pt. R, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:

 
11-A. Rent constituting property taxes accrued for
nonelderly household. "Rent constituting property taxes
accrued for nonelderly household" means 18% 25% of the gross
rent actually paid in cash or its equivalent in any tax year
by a claimant and the claimant's household solely for the
right of occupancy of their Maine homestead in the tax year
and which rent constitutes the basis, in the succeeding
calendar year, of a claim for relief under this chapter by the
claimant.

 
Sec. A-3. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 557, Pt.
A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1, is repealed.

 
Sec. A-4. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Benefit calculation.__For claimants representing a
nonelderly household, the benefit is 100% of that portion of
the benefit base that exceeds:

 
A.__Beginning January 1, 2004 and ending December 31,
2004, 3% of income;

 
B.__Beginning January 1, 2005 and ending December 31,
2005, 2.85% of income;

 
C.__Beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31,
2006, 2.7% of income; and

 
D.__Beginning January 1, 2007, 2.5% of income.

 
Sec. A-5. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 557, Pt.
A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read:

 
2. Income eligibility. Single-member households with


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