| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5250-I, sub-§§3 to 5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, | Pt. D, §2, are amended to read: |
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| | 3. Average employment during base period. "Average | employment during the base period" for a business means the total | number of qualified employees of that business on each of 6 | consecutive measurement days in each of the 3 calendar years in | the base period as chosen by the business divided by 18 and its | affiliated businesses as of March 31st, June 30th, September 30th | and December 31st of the base period, divided by 12. |
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| | 4. Base level of employment. "Base level of employment" means | the greater of either the total employment in the State of a | business and its affiliated businesses as of the March 31st, June | 30th, September 30th and December 31st of the calendar year | immediately preceding its certification as a qualified the year | of the business's application to become a certified Pine Tree | Development Zone business divided by 4 or its average employment | during the base period. |
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| | 5. Base period. "Base period" means the 3 calendar years | prior to the year in which a business is applies to be certified | as a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business. |
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| | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §5250-I, sub-§14, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. | 688, Pt. D, §2, are amended to read: |
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| C. The sales tax exemptions under Title 36, section 1760, | subsections 86 and 87; and |
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| D. The Pine Tree Development Zone tax credits provided by | Title 36, sections 2529 and 5219-W.; |
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| | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §5250-I, sub-§14, ¶¶E and F are enacted to read: |
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| E.__Discounted rates approved by the Public Utilities | Commission, if applicable, and offered by transmission and | distribution utilities as authorized under Title 35-A, | section 3210-B, subsection 1; and |
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| F.__Line extensions and conservation programs approved or | authorized by the Public Utilities Commission under Title | 35-A, section 3210-B, subsections 2 and 3. |
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| | Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §5250-I, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. | D, §2, is amended to read: |
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