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36 §1605. Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund

§1605. Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund 1.  Fund established.  The Legislature hereby creates the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund. The State Tax Assessor shall deposit in the fund all Unorganized Territory Educational and Services Tax money and county tax money, assessed pursuant to Title 30-A, section 706, which he collects.   [PL 1987, […]

36 §1606. Property taxes credited on assessments; quarterly payments for unorganized territory services and annually for county taxes

§1606. Property taxes credited on assessments; quarterly payments for unorganized territory services and annually for county taxes 1.  Credit and appropriation of special funds or taxes for political subdivisions.  Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, the gross amount of property taxes assessed upon real and personal property in the unorganized territory through the State […]

36 §1607. Meaning of letters used in lists

§1607. Meaning of letters used in lists In the lists made by the State Tax Assessor, in accordance with this chapter, for purposes of valuation and assessment, the following initial letters mean as follows: The letter “T.” when used alone means Township; the letter “R.” when used alone means Range; the letter “N.” when used […]

36 §1608. Financial report

§1608. Financial report The fiscal administrator of the unorganized territory shall, by March 1st annually, publish a financial report of the status of the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund subject to the following provisions.   [PL 1989, c. 857, §78 (AMD).] 1.  Record of financial transactions.  It shall contain a record of all financial […]

36 §1611. Limitation on municipal cost component

§1611. Limitation on municipal cost component 1.  Growth limitation.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the municipal cost component may not exceed the growth limitations established in subsection 2.   [PL 2005, c. 624, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Calculation of growth limitations.  The growth limitation factors are calculated as follows.   A. The growth limitation […]

36 §1612. Payment in lieu of taxes in unorganized territory

§1612. Payment in lieu of taxes in unorganized territory 1.  Payment in lieu of taxes in unorganized territory.  An owner of property that is exempt from taxation under section 652 and is located in an unorganized territory may make a voluntary payment in lieu of taxes to the State Tax Assessor.   [PL 2017, c. […]

36 §1545. Timber and grass forfeited held for benefit of towns

§1545. Timber and grass forfeited held for benefit of towns All timber and grass forfeited under section 1544 shall be held in trust by the State for the benefit of the people of Maine and shall be held by the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands subject to the same powers and responsibilities […]

36 §1546. Division of lots partially forfeited

§1546. Division of lots partially forfeited The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall cause a division to be made, if found necessary from time to time, of the public reserved lots which have been partially forfeited, and shall set off and hold the forfeited portions for the benefit of the people of […]