128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1629		LR 2290(02)
	An Act To Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Taxation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Provide written notice to homeowner receiving a tax lien that he or she can file an application for tax abatement.				Municipality	Insignificant statewide
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the departments of Professional and Financial Regulation and Administrative and Financial Services to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.