| Sec. 3. Review and recommendation. The Commission to Study the Cost |
of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories |
shall review growth limitations established by the portion of |
this Act enacting the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section |
1611 and make recommendations for retaining, amending or |
repealing those limitations to the joint standing committee of |
the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters as part |
of its reporting responsibilities under Resolve 2005, chapter |
125. The commission also shall develop a new budget funding |
mechanism for the office of the fiscal administrator of the |
unorganized territory within the Department of Audit that |
promotes budget transparency and provides better fiscal |
accountability for inclusion in the municipal cost component for |
fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. The joint |
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over |
taxation matters may submit legislation related to the |
recommendations of the commission to the First Regular Session of |
the 123rd Legislature. |