| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1603, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. | C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| C. The cost of reimbursement by the State for services a | county provides to the unorganized territory in accordance | with Title 30-A, chapter 305. No A county may not be | reimbursed for services provided on or after January 1, | 1979, unless a legislative allocation is obtained pursuant | to this chapter. If a county receives a reimbursement under | this chapter that includes an amount of funds designated for | a specific purpose and the county does not spend those funds | on that specific purpose, the reimbursement to that county | for the next fiscal year must be reduced by an amount equal | to the amount of funds designated for the specific purpose. |
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| | This bill requires that if a county is reimbursed by the State | for services to the unorganized territory for a specific purpose | and the county does not spend those funds on that specific | purpose, then the county's reimbursement for the next fiscal year | must be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of funds that | were designated for the specific purpose. |
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