2. Income eligibility. Single-member households with household incomes in excess of $25,700 $50,000 and households with 2 or more members with a household income in excess of $40,000 $75,000 are not eligible for a benefit.

Sec. F-4. 36 MRSA §6209, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 508, §25, is further amended to read:

1. Household limitation adjustment. Beginning March 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, the The State Tax Assessor shall determine annually the household income eligibility adjustment factor. That factor shall must be multiplied by the applicable income limitations in section sections 6206 and 6207, as previously adjusted according to this subsection, applicable for the year prior to that for which relief is requested. The result shall must be rounded to the nearest $100 and shall apply applies to the year for which relief is requested corresponding to the year on which the annualized cost of living adjustments were based. Beginning March 1, 1991, the same procedure shall be employed to adjust the income limitation in section 6207, subsection 2.

Sec. F-5. 36 MRSA §6656, as amended by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. BB, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

§6656. Payment of claims; procedure for reimbursement

Except as provided in section 6652, subsection 3, upon receipt of a timely and properly completed claim for reimbursement, the State Tax Assessor shall certify that the claimant is eligible for reimbursement and shall pay the amount claimed from the General Fund as provided by this section by November 1st or within 90 days after receipt of the claim, whichever is later. For those claims for which payments are withheld pursuant to section 6652, subsection 3, reimbursement must be paid within 90 days after the assessor receives notification under that subsection that the report has been received.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Tax Assessor shall determine the benefit for each claimant under this chapter and certify the amount to the State Controller to be transferred to the so-called Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Reserve account established, maintained and administered by the State Controller from General Fund undedicated revenue within the individual income tax category.__The assessor shall pay the certified amounts to each approved applicant qualifying for the