| | 9.__Revenues.__"Revenues" means the proceeds of bonds, all | revenues, rates, tolls, assessments, rents, transportation | charges, reimbursement from the State excluding community | corrections money, boarding fees and inmate-related medical | reimbursements, and other charges and receipts derived by the | jail authority from the operation of a multicounty jail, | including, but not limited to, investment earnings and the | proceeds of insurance, condemnation, sale or other disposition of | properties, and must include proceeds from assessments when the | power of assessment has been granted to the jail authority under | sections 1952 and 1953. |
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| §1803.__Relationship to other laws |
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| | This chapter provides an alternative method for carrying out | the purposes of this chapter and is supplemental to powers | conferred by other laws, and is not in derogation of any existing | powers. |
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| §1804.__Exemption from taxation |
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| | 1.__Exemption.__The property, both real and personal, rights | and franchises of the jail authority formed under this chapter | are exempt from taxation. |
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| | 2.__Payments in lieu of taxes.__The jail authority may elect | to make payments in lieu of taxes to communities in which its | property is located or utilized. |
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| §1805.__Governmental function |
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| | The Lincoln and Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail shall administer | and exercise the authority granted to it under this chapter.__The | carrying out of its powers and duties is considered the | performance of an essential governmental function. |
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| | The formation of the multicounty jail authority must be in | accordance with this subchapter. |
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| | 1.__Commissioners; meeting.__The commissioners shall meet to | consider all available information regarding the jail authority.__ | Notwithstanding section 122, the commissioners shall consider a | site or sites for the multicounty jail.__The site or sites are | not required to be in the county seat of either county.__If the |
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