| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §706-A, sub-§5, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| | | D.__Notwithstanding paragraphs A and B, for fiscal year | | 2006, all counties with the exception of Lincoln and | | Sagadahoc counties may exceed the county assessment limit | | without the additional approvals required under subsection 7 | | to the extent necessary to fund the operational costs of the | | county jails. |
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| | | Sec. 2. New jail funding formula legislation. The Joint Standing Committee | | on State and Local Government may report out legislation by March | | 1, 2006 establishing a new jail funding formula. |
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| | | This bill exempts county jail costs from the county assessment | | for fiscal year 2006 except for those of Lincoln and Sagadahoc | | counties. The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local | | Government is authorized to report out legislation by March 1, | | 2006 that establishes a new jail funding formula. |
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