Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §706-A, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §§2 and 4 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §14, is amended to read:

C. "Forecasted inflation" means the average amount of change of the Consumer Price Index for the calendar years that are part of the ensuing biennium forecasted by the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission in its November 1st report of even-number years has the same meaning as under Title 5, section 1531, subsection 6.

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §706-A, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §§2 and 4 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §14, is amended to read:

E. "State and local tax burden" means the total amount of state and local taxes paid by Maine residents per $1,000 of income, as determined annually by the State Tax Assessor based on data from the United States Department of Commerce, Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis has the same meaning as under Title 5, section 1531, subsection 9.

Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §706-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §§2 and 4 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §14, is amended to read:

B. The county assessment limit for subsequent fiscal years is the county assessment limit for the preceding year multiplied by one plus the growth limitation factor pursuant to subsection 3.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §5721-A, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. C, §1 and affected by §§3 and 5 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §16, is amended to read:

A. "Average real personal income growth" means the average for the prior 10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar year for which data is available, of the percent change in personal income in this State, as estimated by the