Sec. C-2. 30-A MRSA §7102, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The property tax levy limits set forth in section 5721-A apply to the budgets and property tax levies of plantations.

Sec. C-3. Application. This Part applies to municipal fiscal years that begin on or after July 1, 2005.

Sec. C-4. Retroactivity. This Part applies retroactively to July 1, 2005.

PART D

Sec. D-1. 5 MRSA §17154, sub-§6, ķE, as amended by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

E. Notwithstanding this section, the employer retirement costs related to the retirement system applicable to those teachers whose funding is provided directly or through reimbursement from private or public grants must be paid by local school systems from those funds. "Public grants" does not include state or local funds provided to school administrative units under Title 20-A, chapters 315, 606 and 606-B.

Sec. D-2. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as amended by PL 1999, c. 75, §1, are further amended to read:

17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in section 15603, subsection 17 15672, subsection 18-A.

18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in section 15603, subsection 18 15672, subsection 20-A.

Sec. D-3. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. F, §3, is further amended to read:

A. Under a property valuation method, municipalities in a district shall share costs in the same proportion as each municipality's fiscal capacity as defined in section 15603,