1.__Assessment and report. The State Planning Office shall separately assess and report on the progress made by the State, municipalities, counties and school administrative units, respectively, in achieving the tax burden reduction goals established in section 7301.

2.__Indicators; annual report.__With reference to Title 5, chapter 142; Title 20-A, section 15671, subsection 1; and Title 30-A, sections 706-A and 5721-A, the State Planning Office shall develop and apply specific, quantifiable performance indicators against which the progress in achieving the tax burden reduction goals established in section 7301 can be measured.__On January 15, 2006 and annually thereafter, the State Planning Office shall report to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters on the progress made by the State, counties, municipalities and school administrative units, respectively, in achieving the tax burden reduction goals.__The report required by this subsection must be comprised of 4 distinct parts reporting on the progress made by the State, municipalities, counties and school administrative units, respectively.__The State Planning Office may also include in its report recommendations on alternative strategies to achieve the tax burden reduction goals established in section 7301 that reflect the best practices in this State, other states and other countries.

3.__Data.__The State Planning Office shall annually collect and analyze data regarding spending and revenues for municipalities, counties and school administrative units.__The State Planning Office shall submit an annual report that provides information and analysis regarding government spending and revenue behavior and trends to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters.__The report must include information that identifies spending and revenue behavior by individual municipalities, counties and school administrative units.__Upon request, other departments of State Government shall cooperate and assist the State Planning Office in the preparation of the report.

Sec. H-3. Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services; distribution. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall present a bill to the First Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature by March 1, 2005 that establishes the details of a plan for the design, implementation, management and oversight of the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services, established in the Maine Revised Statutes,