LD1584 • 2025

An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier
Last action: 2025-06-10
Official status: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26

An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26 Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Taxation Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26 Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Taxation Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-424)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2496(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2496(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1584 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3TAXATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2025-06-10 Governor
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
2025-06-03 House
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-03 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
2025-06-02 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-04-30 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-30 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-04-10 Committee
Referred to Committee on Taxation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26
Sponsor:
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Reference committee:
Taxation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2496(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1042 - L.D. 1584
An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory
Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2025-26
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
2025-26 is as follows:
Fiscal Administration - Office of the State Auditor $286,996

Education $16,289,568

Forest Fire Protection $120,000

Human Services - General Assistance $55,000

Property Tax Assessment $1,389,510

Maine Land Use Planning Commission $799,806
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TOTAL STATE AGENCIES $18,940,880

APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
242
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR2496(03)
County Reimbursements for Services

Aroostook $2,480,883
Franklin $3,029,129
Hancock $183,366
Kennebec $20,719
Lincoln $38,570
Oxford $2,475,650
Penobscot $1,938,696
Piscataquis $2,112,825
Somerset $2,862,163
Washington $1,589,670
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TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES $16,731,671

COUNTY TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND

Tax Increment Financing Payments $3,127,586
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TOTAL REQUIREMENTS $38,800,137

COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT

Requirements $38,800,137

Less Revenue Deductions:
General Revenue
Municipal Revenue Sharing $580,000
Homestead Reimbursement $325,000
Miscellaneous Revenue $10,000
Use of Unassigned Fund Balance $3,550,317
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TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS $4,465,317

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 $4,975,317
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TAX ASSESSMENT BEFORE COUNTY TAXES
AND OVERLAY (Title 36, §1602)
$33,824,820
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.