| | | Provides funds to reimburse | | municipalities for 50% of the | | property tax revenue lost as a | | result of the new property tax | | exemption for qualified animal | | waste storage facilities. |
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| | | AND FINANCIAL SERVICES | | ________ |
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| | | TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS | $246,600 | $256,443 |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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| | | APPROPRIATIONS/ALLOCATIONS |
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| | | General Fund | $246,600 | $256,443 |
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| | | General Fund | ($20,095) | ($20,899) |
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| | | Other Funds | (1,080) | (1,123) |
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| | | This bill includes additional General Fund appropriations of | | $246,600 and $250,793 in fiscal years 1999-00 and 2000-01, | | respectively, for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural | | Resources for one additional Nutrient Management Specialist | | position, one additional Agricultural Compliance Officer position | | and operating costs necessary to administer certain nutrient | | management laws. |
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| | | The Department of Environmental Protection will incur some | | minor additional costs to enter into a certain memorandum of | | understanding with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural | | Resources. These costs can be absorbed within the department's | | existing budgeted resources. |
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| | | This bill creates a property tax exemption for qualifying | | animal waste storage facilities. Pursuant to the Constitution of | | Maine, the State is required to reimburse municipalities for 50% | | of the lost property tax revenue due to new or expanded | | exemptions. Additional General Fund appropriations of $5,650 | | will be required in fiscal year 2000-01 for these |
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