An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2012-13

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 2012-13 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration				$196,030
Education				11,858,597
Forest Fire Protection				150,000
Human Services - General Assistance				58,000
Property Tax Assessment - Operations				900,618
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission - Operations				531,811
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES				$13,695,056
County Reimbursements for Services:
	Aroostook			$973,192
	Franklin			839,845
	Hancock			158,145
	Kennebec			6,626
	Oxford			866,635
	Penobscot			976,973
	Piscataquis			948,372
	Somerset			1,388,233
	Washington			835,934
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES				$6,993,955
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS				$20,689,011

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements						$20,689,011
Less Deductions:
	General -
		State Revenue Sharing				$195,764
		Homestead Reimbursement				90,954
		Miscellaneous Revenues				150,000
		Transfer from undesignated fund balance				2,000,000
TOTAL						$2,436,718
	Educational -
		Land Reserved Trust				$56,915
		Tuition/Travel				101,622
		Miscellaneous				20,000
		Special - Teacher Retirement				191,943
TOTAL						$370,480
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS						$2,807,198
TAX ASSESSMENT						$17,881,813

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.