Chapter 700
S.P. 921 - L.D. 2305
PART A
Sec. A-1. 36 MRSA §6201, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. BBBB, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Benefit base.
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"Benefit base" means property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued. In the case of a claimant paying both rent and property taxes for a homestead, benefit base means both property taxes accrued and rent constituting property taxes accrued. For application periods beginning on or after August 1, 2008, the The benefit base may not exceed $3,000 $3,350 for single-member households and $4,000 $4,400 for households with 2 or more members.
Sec. A-2. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§2-A  is enacted to read:
2-A. Income eligibility.
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For application periods beginning on or after August 1, 2008, a single-member household with a household income in excess of $60,000 and a household with 2 or more members with a household income in excess of $80,000 are not eligible for a benefit.
Sec. A-3. 36 MRSA §6209, sub-§3  is enacted to read:
3. Benefit base maximum adjustment.
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Beginning March 1, 2009, the State Tax Assessor shall annually multiply the household income eligibility adjustment factor by the maximum benefit base amounts specified in section 6201, subsection 1, as previously adjusted. The result must be rounded to the nearest $50 and applies to the application period beginning the next August 1st.
Sec. A-4. 36 MRSA §6209, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
4. Income eligibility adjustment.
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Beginning March 1, 2009, the State Tax Assessor shall annually multiply the household income eligibility adjustment factor by the maximum income eligibility amounts specified in section 6207, subsection 2, as previously adjusted. The result must be rounded to the nearest $50 and applies to the application period beginning the next August 1st.