| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1536 | LR 1756(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Reduce Property Taxes by Reforming County Government | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Merrill of Appleton | |||||||||
| Committee: State and Local Government | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Reveue funds | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| This bill authorizes, under certain circumstances, a 1 cent increase in the sales and use tax dedicated to the Department of Corrections. The increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue depends on how many county districts choose to turn jail responsibility over to the state and submit themselves to the 1 cent tax. Maine Revenue Services will require additional General Fund appropriations to administer a county sales and use tax. This estimate assumes those provisions of the bill will not become effective until the passage of the implementing legislation required pursuant to Section 6 of the bill. This bill also provides a General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 to each of up to eight districts spread out over as many as 5 years. The General Fund amount to be provided to a county district is unknown at this time. | |||||||||