APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 8, 2021 93
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 884 - L.D. 1209
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory
Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2021-22
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
2021-22 is as follows:
Fiscal Administration - Office of the State Auditor $268,965
Education $12,997,237
Forest Fire Protection $150,000
Human Services - General Assistance $65,000
Property Tax Assessment $1,226,503
Maine Land Use Planning Commission $608,825
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TOTAL STATE AGENCIES $15,316,530
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County Reimbursements for Services
Aroostook $1,759,291
Franklin $1,177,316
Hancock $208,994
Kennebec $9,125
Lincoln $22,249
Oxford $1,417,500
Penobscot $1,660,050
Piscataquis $1,536,881
Somerset $2,146,576
Washington $1,235,710
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TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES $11,173,692
COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRUBUTIONS FROM FUND
Tax Increment Financing Payments $4,273,092
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TOTAL REQUIREMENTS $30,763,314
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT
Requirements $30,763,314
Less Revenue Deductions:
General Revenue
Municipal Revenue Sharing $110,000
Miscellaneous Revenue $10,000
Use of Unassigned Fund Balance $1,750,401
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TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $1,870,401
Education Revenue
Land Reserved Trust Interest $90,000
Tuition and School Transportation Charges $130,000
Special - Teacher Retirement Funding from State $240,000
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TOTAL EDUCATION REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $460,000
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TOTAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $2,330,401
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TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES $28,432,913
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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