An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2015-16

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 2015-16 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration				$254,952
Education				12,129,121
Forest Fire Protection				150,000
Human Services - General Assistance				55,750
Property Tax Assessment - Operations				950,000
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations				529,025
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES				$14,068,848
County Reimbursements for Services:
	Aroostook			$1,216,139
	Franklin			1,029,624
	Hancock			223,152
	Kennebec			12,115
	Oxford			1,247,937
	Penobscot			1,033,537
	Piscataquis			1,008,711
	Somerset			1,463,162
	Washington			870,612
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES				$8,104,989
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND
	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$2,800,000
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS				$24,973,837

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements						$24,973,837
Less Deductions:
	General -
		State Revenue Sharing				$0
		Homestead Reimbursement				93,945
		Miscellaneous Revenues				16,000
		Transfer from unassigned fund balance				2,400,000
TOTAL GENERAL DEDUCTIONS						$2,509,945
	Educational -
		Land Reserved Trust				$70,000
		Tuition/Travel				124,516
		United States Forestry Payment in Lieu of Taxes				15,000
		Special - Teacher Retirement				208,801
TOTAL EDUCATION DEDUCTIONS						$418,317
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS						$2,928,262
TAX ASSESSMENT						$22,045,575

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.