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 […]
36 §1547. Taxes due from forfeited interest charged against Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund
§1547. Taxes due from forfeited interest charged against Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund After such timber and grass shall be wholly forfeited to the State, the State Tax Assessor shall certify to the State Controller the amount of unpaid taxes and interest then outstanding. Such state taxes and interest shall be charged to the […]
36 §1601. Unorganized Territory Tax District
§1601. Unorganized Territory Tax District The Legislature hereby creates a tax district to be known as the Unorganized Territory Tax District. It shall include all of the unorganized territory of the State and any areas which may subsequently become a part thereof. [PL 1977, c. 698, §8 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 698, […]
36 §1602. Annual tax
§1602. Annual tax 1. Annual levy of tax. A tax, to be known as the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services Tax, shall be levied each year upon all nonexempt real and personal property located in the Unorganized Territory Tax District on April 1st of each year. The State Tax Assessor shall fix the status of […]
36 §1603. Definition of “municipal cost component”
§1603. Definition of “municipal cost component” 1. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, “municipal cost component” means the cost of funding services in the Unorganized Territory Tax District that would not be borne by the State if the Unorganized Territory Tax District were a municipality, but does not include a state cost allocation charge, […]
36 §1604. Determination; procedure
§1604. Determination; procedure 1. Recommendation to the Legislature. The administrator of the unorganized territory shall submit to the Legislature, by March 1st, annually, a bill listing the requests of all counties and agencies under this chapter. [PL 1985, c. 459, Pt. C, §14 (RPR).] 2. Legislative determination of municipal cost components. The Legislature shall […]
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, […]