An Act To Expand the Maine Residents Property Tax Program

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶S,  as corrected by RR 1995, c. 2, §89 and amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §14 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 1999, c. 494, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to claims for benefits under the Maine Residents Property Tax Program filed for application periods that begin on or after August 1, 2007.

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Under the Maine Residents Property Tax Program, also known as the Circuitbreaker Program, a person whose housing costs were subsidized by government programs that limit housing costs to a percentage of household income is ineligible to participate under the Circuitbreaker Program. This bill repeals that ineligibility, effective for property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2007.