G. Knox: 6.4%;

H. Lincoln: 3.7%;

I. Oxford: 4.7%;

J. Penobscot: 13.7%;

K. Piscataquis: 1.3%;

L. Sagadahoc: 2.7%;

M. Somerset: 5.5%;

N. Waldo: 3.7%;

O. Washington: 1.8%; and

P. York: 11.2%.

3-A.__Distribution.__The department shall annually reimburse each county for a portion of the actual costs of operating its jail based on the following schedule:

A.__Beginning July 1, 2005, 10% of the actual costs of operating the county jail;

B.__Beginning July 1, 2006, 15% of the actual costs of operating the county jail;

C.__Beginning July 1, 2007, 20% of the actual costs of operating the county jail;

D.__Beginning July 1, 2008, 25% of the actual costs of operating the county jail; and

E.__Beginning July 1, 2009, 30% of the actual costs of operating the county jail.

Notwithstanding paragraphs A to E, in no case may the amount distributed to a county be less than the amount of funds that county received in the year immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection.

4. Change in state funding of county jails. If a county experiences at least a 10% increase in the total annual jail operating budget or if a county issues a bond for the construction of a new jail or renovation of an existing jail, the