§5681. State-municipal revenue sharing 1. Findings and purpose. The Legislature finds that: A. The principal problem of financing municipal services is the burden on the property tax; and [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, […]
§5682. State funds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 104, §§A49,C10 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 295 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 368, §E1 (RP).
§5683. Property tax relief 1. Scope. This section establishes a revenue-sharing program that distributes surplus funds from the General Fund during times of prosperity to municipalities experiencing an inordinate amount of growth. The revenue-sharing funds are specifically dedicated to assisting these municipalities in meeting the unusually high costs associated with the capital construction and infrastructure […]
§5684. Funding for mandated programs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 922 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 847, §4 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 28, §1 (RP).
§5685. Funding for required activities 1. Definitions. As used in this section and in the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Local revenues” means revenues generated by local units of government, including property taxes, other locally levied taxes and user […]
