PART A

Sec. A-1. 36 MRSA c. 105, sub-c. 4-B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. HHH, §3 and affected by §10, is repealed.

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% 20% 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, as amended by PL 1999, c. 494, §1, is further amended to read:

§6207. Benefits for nonelderly households

A claimant representing a nonelderly household qualifies for the following benefits subject to the following income limitations.

1. Benefit calculation. For claimants representing a nonelderly household, the benefit is calculated as follows:

A-1. Fifty Eighty percent of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 4% but does not exceed 8% of income plus 100% of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 8% of income to a maximum payment of $1,000 $3,000.

2. Income eligibility. Single-member households with household incomes in excess of $25,700 and households with 2 or more members with a household income in excess of $40,000 are not eligible for a benefit.

3. Subsidized housing; special needs payment. A claim may not be granted under this section to claimants:

A. Whose housing costs for the year for which relief is requested were subsidized by government programs that limit housing costs to a percentage of household income, except that the exclusion provided by this paragraph does not apply