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E.__"State and local tax burden" means the total amount of
state and local taxes paid by Maine residents per $1,000 of
income, as determined annually by the State Tax Assessor
based on data from the United States Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

 
2.__County assessment limit.__Except as otherwise provided in
this section, a county may not in any year adopt a county
assessment that exceeds the county assessment limit established
in this subsection.

 
A.__The county assessment limit for the first fiscal year
for which this section is effective is the county assessment
for the county for the immediately preceding fiscal year
multiplied by one plus the growth limitation factor pursuant
to subsection 3.

 
B.__The county assessment limit for subsequent fiscal years
is the county assessment limit for the preceding year
multiplied by the growth limitation factor pursuant to
subsection 3.

 
C.__If a previous year's county assessment reflects the
effect of extraordinary, nonrecurring events, the county may
submit a written notice to the State Tax Assessor requesting
an adjustment in its county assessment limit.

 
3.__Growth limitation factor.__The growth limitation factor is
calculated as follows.

 
A.__For__fiscal years when the State Tax Assessor has
determined that the state and local tax burden ranks in the
highest 1/3 of all states, the growth limitation factor is
average real personal income growth but no more than 2.75%,
plus the property growth factor.

 
B.__For fiscal years when the state and local tax burden
ranks in the middle 1/3 of all states, as determined by the
State Tax Assessor, the growth limitation factor is the
average real personal income growth plus forecasted
inflation plus the property growth factor.

 
4.__Adjustment for new state funding.__If__the State provides
net new funding to a county for existing services funded in whole
or in part by the county assessment, other than required state
mandate funds pursuant to section 5685 that do not displace
current county assessment expenditures, the county shall lower
its county assessment limit in that year in an amount equal to
the net new funds.__For purposes of this subsection, "net new
funds" means the amount of funds received by the county from the


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