| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4641-B, 5th ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 504, §9, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | On or before the 10th day of each month, each register of | deeds shall pay over to the State Tax Assessor a percentage of | the tax collected during the previous month based on the | following schedule: |
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| | 1.__Payments in 2002.__Beginning February 2002, 89% of the tax | collected.__The remaining 11% is retained by the county by the | register of deeds and accounted for to the county treasurer as | reimbursement for services rendered by the county in collecting | the tax; |
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| | 2.__Payments in 2003.__Beginning February 2003, 87% of the tax | collected.__The remaining 13% is retained by the county by the | register of deeds and accounted for to the county treasurer as | reimbursement for services rendered by the county in collecting | the tax; |
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| | 3.__Payments in 2004.__Beginning February 2004,__84% of the | tax collected.__The remaining 16% is retained by the county by | the register of deeds and accounted for to the county treasurer | as reimbursement for services rendered by the county in | collecting the tax; |
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| | 4.__Payments in 2005.__Beginning February 2005, 80% of the tax | collected.__The remaining 20% is retained by the county by the | register of deeds and accounted for to the county treasurer as | reimbursement for services rendered by the county in collecting | the tax; and |
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| | 5.__Payments in 2006.__Beginning February 2006, 75% of the tax | collected.__The remaining 25% is retained by the county by the | register of deeds and accounted for to the county treasurer as | reimbursement for services rendered by the county in collecting | the tax. |
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| | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §4641-B, 7th ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 759, §1 and | affected by §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its | place: |
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| | The State Tax Assessor shall pay all net receipts to the | Treasurer of State, who shall pay monthly to the Maine State | Housing Authority an amount equal to 45% of the total tax | collected, which amount must be deposited in the Housing | Opportunities for Maine Fund, created in Title 30-A, section |
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