Whereas, Public Law 2003, chapter 673 imposed a 5% tax on services rendered by private nonmedical institutions that provide services to 4 or more MaineCare-eligible residents and other residents in a facility licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services; and

Whereas, the imposition of this tax is harmful to such institutions and the patients of those institutions; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

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

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. V, §25 and affected by §29, are amended to read:

E. Telecommunications services; and

F. The installation, maintenance or repair of telecommunications equipment; and.

Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. V, §25 and affected by §29, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §2557, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. V, §25 and affected by §29, is amended to read:

4. Other institutions. Sales to incorporated private nonprofit residential child care institutions that are licensed by the Department of Human Services as child care institutions and sales to private nonmedical institutions;

Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §2559, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. V, §25 and affected by §29, is amended to read:

§2559. Application of revenues

Revenues derived by the tax imposed by this chapter must be credited to a General Fund suspense account. On or before the last day of each month, the State Controller shall transfer a percentage of the revenues received by the State Tax Assessor during the preceding month pursuant to the tax imposed by section