An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2016-17

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 2016-17 is as follows:

Audit - Fiscal Administration				$251,277
Education				12,288,717
Forest Fire Protection				150,000
Human Services - General Assistance				65,000
Property Tax Assessment - Operations				935,000
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations				544,194
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES				$14,234,188
County Reimbursements for Services:
	Aroostook			$1,251,259
	Franklin			998,235
	Hancock			236,660
	Kennebec			10,669
	Oxford			1,257,130
	Penobscot			1,067,291
	Piscataquis			962,139
	Somerset			1,679,712
	Washington			978,140
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES				$8,441,235
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND
	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$2,027,000
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS				$24,702,423

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Total Requirements						$24,702,423
Less Revenue Deductions:
	General Revenue -
		State Revenue Sharing				$50,000
		Homestead Reimbursement				93,945
		Miscellaneous Revenues				10,000
		Transfer from Unassigned Fund Balance				1,750,000
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS						$1,903,945
	Educational Revenue -
		Land Reserved Trust				$70,000
		Tuition/Travel				110,768
		United States Forest Service - Payment in Lieu of Taxes				15,000
		Special - Teacher Retirement				223,281
TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS						$419,049
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS						$2,322,994
TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES AND OVERLAY						$22,379,429

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.