An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2017-18

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 2017-18 is as follows:

Fiscal Administration - Office of the State Auditor				$225,510
Education				12,264,663
Forest Fire Protection				150,000
Human Services - General Assistance				65,000
Property Tax Assessment - Operations				1,031,446
Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Operations				549,577
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES				$14,286,196
County Reimbursements for Services:
	Aroostook			$1,288,800
	Franklin			888,252
	Hancock			238,750
	Kennebec			12,823
	Oxford			1,273,300
	Penobscot			1,071,109
	Piscataquis			1,014,232
	Somerset			1,663,298
	Washington			1,008,408
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES				$8,458,972
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND
	Tax Increment Financing Payments			$3,957,568
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS				$26,702,736

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements						$26,702,736
Less Revenue Deductions:
	General Revenue
		State Revenue Sharing				$80,000
		Homestead Reimbursement				100,000
		Miscellaneous Revenues				10,000
		Transfer from unassigned fund balance				900,000
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS						$1,090,000
	Educational Revenue
		Land Reserved Trust				$70,000
		Tuition/Travel				110,768
		United States Forestry Payment in Lieu of Taxes				15,000
		Special - Teacher Retirement				230,000
TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS						$425,768
TOTAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS						$1,515,768
TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES and OVERLAY (Title 36 §1602)						$25,186,968

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