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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.

 
§1803.__Relationship to other laws

 
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.

 
§1804.__Exemption from taxation

 
1.__Exemption.__The property, both real and personal, rights
and franchises of the jail authority formed under this chapter
are exempt from taxation.

 
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.

 
§1805.__Governmental function

 
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.

 
SUBCHAPTER 2

 
ORGANIZATION

 
§1851.__Formation

 
The formation of the multicounty jail authority must be in
accordance with this subchapter.

 
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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