An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2010-11

Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas,  prompt determination and certification of the municipal cost components in the Unorganized Territory Tax District are necessary to the establishment of a mill rate and the levy of the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services Tax; 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,

Sec. 1. Municipal cost components for services rendered. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115, the Legislature determines that the net municipal cost component for services and reimbursements to be rendered in fiscal year 2010-11 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration				$198,691
Education				12,529,594
Forest Fire Protection				93,916
Human Services - General Assistance				58,000
Property Tax Assessment - Operations				788,218
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations				525,931
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES				$14,194,350
County Reimbursements for Services:
	Aroostook			$933,290
	Franklin			600,521
	Hancock			158,542
	Kennebec			880
	Oxford			494,827
	Penobscot			904,838
	Piscataquis			1,033,573
	Somerset			911,530
	Washington			782,970
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES				$5,820,971
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS				$20,015,321

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements						$20,015,321
Less Deductions:
	General -
		State Revenue Sharing				$198,640
		Homestead Reimbursement				70,000
		Miscellaneous Revenues				50,000
TOTAL						$318,640
	Educational -
		Land Reserved Trust				$61,000
		Tuition/Travel				250,000
		Miscellaneous				5,000
		Special - Teacher Retirement				250,000
TOTAL						$566,000
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS						$884,640
TAX ASSESSMENT						$19,130,681

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.

summary

This bill establishes municipal cost components for state and county services provided to the unorganized territory that would be paid for by a municipality. The municipal cost components constitute the property tax for the unorganized territory.