LD1931 • 2025

An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status

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Sponsor: Representative Steven Foster
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status

An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status Sponsor: Representative Steven Foster Reference committee: Taxation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status Sponsor: Representative Steven Foster Reference committee: Taxation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2026-02-03 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2026-01-29 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2026-01-27 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-01-27 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2026-01-08 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-06-25 House
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
2025-06-25 Committee
Carry Over Approved
2025-05-23 Committee
Carry Over Requested
2025-05-06 Committee
Referred to Committee on Taxation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43 Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status
Sponsor:
Representative Steven Foster
Reference committee:
Taxation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1931
H.P. 1292 House of Representatives, May 6, 2025
An Act to Annually Reimburse the Town of Charleston for 43
Percent of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to the Mountain View
Correctional Facility's Tax-exempt Status
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FOSTER of Dexter.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representative: PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.

Page 1 - 132LR1729(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §662 is enacted to read:
3§662. Reimbursement to Town of Charleston
4 The Treasurer of State shall annually reimburse the Town of Charleston an amount
5 equal to 43% of the property tax revenue loss suffered by the town during the previous
6 calendar year as a result of the exemption from property tax afforded to the Mountain View
7 Correctional Facility pursuant to section 651.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill requires the Treasurer of State to annually reimburse the Town of Charleston
10 for 43% of the property tax revenue loss suffered by the town in the previous calendar year
11 as a result of the tax exemption that applies to the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
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