121st Maine Legislature
Office of Fiscal and Program Review
LD 1824
An Act To Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Homeowners
LR 2194(06)
Fiscal Note for House Amendment " "
Sponsor: Speaker Colwell
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 ($2,991,797) $2,570,124 $5,240,374
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $31,964,165 $30,770,185 $31,727,669
Revenue
General Fund $0 $34,955,962 $28,200,061 $26,487,295
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($383,625) ($939,421) ($1,022,668)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Projections Projections
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
General Fund Appropriations
Part A - Administrative costs - Revenue Services $143,567 $160,852 $155,277
Part B - General Purpose Aid for Local Schools $25,000,000 $0 $0
Part H - Homestead Exemption Costs $6,174,798 $29,963,533 $30,926,592
Part H - Homestead State Mandate Costs   $645,800 $645,800 $645,800
   Total General Fund Appropriations $0 $31,964,165 $30,770,185 $31,727,669
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
General Fund Revenue
Part A - Maine Residents Property Tax Program ($11,750,532) ($22,880,436) ($24,596,469)
Part C - Cigarette Tax Increase - Cigarette Tax $32,578,000 $35,400,000 $35,200,000
Part C - Cigarette Tax Increase - Sales Tax $649,990 $707,113 $716,126
Part D - Liquor Sold in Licensed Establishments - Sales Tax $3,662,001 $4,323,259 $4,496,190
Part E - Tobacco Products Tax Inc. - Tobacco Products Tax $1,073,048 $1,195,516 $1,225,404
Part E - Tobacco Products Tax Inc. - Sales Tax $46,843 $56,667 $58,084
Part F - Excise Tax - Beer and Wine - Excise Tax $8,443,331 $9,210,906 $9,210,906
Part F - Excise Tax - Beer and Wine - Sales Tax $368,585 $436,597 $436,597
Part H - Homestead impact on individual income tax   ($115,304) ($249,561) ($259,543)
   Total General Fund Revenue $0 $34,955,962 $28,200,061 $26,487,295
Revenue - Local Government Fund/Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund
Part A - Maine Residents Property Tax Program ($631,483) ($1,255,045) ($1,349,173)
Part C - Cigarette Tax Increase - Sales Tax $34,931 $38,787 $39,281
Part D - Liquor Sold in Licensed Establishments - Sales Tax $196,799 $263,470 $274,327
Part E - Tobacco Products Tax Inc. - Sales Tax $2,517 $3,108 $3,186
Part F - Excise Tax - Beer and Wine - Sales Tax $19,808 $23,948 $23,948
Part H - Homestead impact on individual income tax   ($6,197) ($13,689) ($14,237)
   Net Increase (Decrease) $0 ($383,625) ($939,421) ($1,022,668)
Conflicts with LD 1919 - 2004-2005 Supplemental Budget Bill
The estimates included in this fiscal note reflect the impact of the bill as amended by this amendment and attempt to anticipate the interaction effects of this bill as amended and LD 1919, the 2004-2005 Supplemental Budget Bill, as amended by Committee Amendment "A".
This bill does not reflect the deappropriation in fiscal year 2004-05 as a result of the change of the treatment of the Maine Residents Property Tax Program (or "circuit breaker" program) as reductions of individual income tax revenue rather than a General Fund appropriation because that deappropriation is included in LD 1919.  If LD 1919 is not enacted, a deappropriation from the Maine Residents Property Tax Program will be required and the amount of the net change to General Fund revenue and the transfers to the Local Government Fund/Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund will be increased.
The General Purpose Aid for Local Schools statutory changes and language establishing the fiscal year 2004-05 distribution to municipalities assume that the additional $15 million provided in LD 1919 Part N is also appropropriated.  If the amounts in LD 1919 are changed, the amounts included in this bill and the statutory and other language establishing the distribution will need to be revised accordingly.