APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 28, 2024 582
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1414 - L.D. 2207
An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory
Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2024-25
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,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
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
2024-25 is as follows:
Fiscal Administration - Office of the State Auditor $284,273
Education $15,658,904
Forest Fire Protection $120,000
Human Services - General Assistance $55,000
Property Tax Assessment $1,430,283
Maine Land Use Planning Commission $727,923
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TOTAL STATE AGENCIES $18,276,383
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County Reimbursements for Services
Aroostook $2,332,958
Franklin $1,432,782
Hancock $164,355
Kennebec $12,620
Lincoln $83,837
Oxford $1,854,047
Penobscot $1,999,755
Piscataquis $1,946,775
Somerset $2,724,299
Washington $1,589,668
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TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES $14,141,096
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRUBUTIONS FROM FUND
Tax Increment Financing Payments $3,189,868
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TOTAL REQUIREMENTS $35,607,347
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements $35,607,347
Less Revenue Deductions:
General Revenue
Municipal Revenue Sharing $550,000
Homestead Reimbursement $300,000
Miscellaneous Revenue $10,000
Use of Unassigned Fund Balance $3,699,159
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TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $4,559,159
Education Revenue
Land Reserved Trust Interest $110,000
Tuition and School Transportation Charges $150,000
Special - Teacher Retirement Funding from State $250,000
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TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $510,000
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TOTAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $5,069,159
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TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES $30,538,188
AND OVERLAY (Title 36, §1602)
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
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