CHAPTER 652

S.P. 716 - L.D. 1799

An Act To Exempt Trail-grooming Equipment from the

Personal Property Tax

Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to each House have determined it necessary to enact this measure.

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, this Act proposes a property tax exemption effective April 1, 2006; and

Whereas, it is necessary for this Act to take effect as soon as possible to avoid administrative complications and confusion; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §655, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §49 and affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended to read: