Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1629
Committee Amendment CA_C-HA_D_H609 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 
.. 1)" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "c" to H.P. 
1209, L.D. 1629, "RESOLUTION, Proposing a Competing Measure under 
the Constitution of Maine To Create Municipal Service Districts 
To Reduce the Cost of Local Government, To Provide Property Tax 
Relief and To Increase Economic Competitiveness" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and 
replacing it with the following: 
'RESOLUTION, Proposing a Competing Measure under the Constitution 
of Maine To Reduce the Property Tax Burden by Increasing Benefits 
under the Maine Residents Property Tax Program' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of Parts A 
and B and inserting in their place the following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-I. 36 MRS A §6207, sub-§§1 and 2, as amended by PL 1997, 
c. 557, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1, are further amended 
to read: 
1. 
Benefit 
calculation. 
For 
claimants 
representing 
a 
nonelderly household, the benefit is calculated as follows: 
A-I. 
~if~Y--FeFeeR~ For applications for benefits filed 
during the application period beginning August 1, 2004, 80% 
of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 4%-9H~~aee6 
Be~-~~-S%-~--~~-~~~--~~-e~-~~--peF~ieR-~--~se 
geRefi~--&a-se---t-ha-t---e-K-€-ee-El-s--8% 
3°t> 
of income to 
a 
maximum 
payment of $lrQQQT $2,000; 
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B. 
For 
applications 
for 
benefits 
filed 
during 
the 
application period beginning on August 1, 200S, 80% of that 
portion of the benefit base that exceeds 2.75% of income to 
a maximum payment of $2,000; and 
C. 
For 
applications 
for 
benefits 
filed 
during 
the 
gpplication period beginning on August 1, 2006, 80q,0 of that 
portion of the benefit base that exceeds 2.5~ of income to a 
maximum payment of $2,000. 
2. 
Income 
eliqibility. 
Single-member 
households 
with 
household incomes in excess of 
$6§T+QQ $45,000 and households 
with 2 or more members with a 
household income in excess of 
$4Q T QQQ $75,000 are not eligible for a benefit. 
Sec. 
A-2. 
Appropriations 
and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Residents Property Tax Program 
0648 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds required due to the expansion of 
the Maine Residents Property Tax Program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 
0002 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$45,760,000 
$45,760,000 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
Tax 
Examiner 
positions 
effective July 1, 2004 and other related costs associated with an 
increase in the number of applications for the Maine Residents 
Property Tax Program. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
(0.000) 
$0 
° 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(2.000) 
$92,270 
95,994 
$188,264 
2004-05 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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AMENDMENT 
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AMENDMENT "c" 
L.D. 1629 
GENERAL FOND 
$0 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$0 
to H.P. 1209, 
$45,948,264 
$45,948,264' 
Further amend the amendment on page 5 by striking out all of 
the question (page 8, lines 21 to 24 in amendment) and inserting 
in its place the following: 
'Do you want the State to relieve the burden on property tax 
by increasing property tax rebates to homeowners under the 
Maine Residents Property Tax Program?' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment replaces Parts A and B of Committee Amendment 
C with a .proposal to increase benefits under the Maine Residents 
Property Tax Program by increasing eligibility levels to $45,000 
for 
single-member 
households 
and 
$75,000 
for 
multiple-member 
households and by increasing the portion of taxes that may be 
rebated to 80°-0 of the amount by which the benefit base exceeds 
3~o 
of income in 2004, 
2.75~ of income in 2005 and 2.5~ of income in 
2006. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~~Itia.e. ~.M 
(Representati PReY) (T 
;,£/"?t '/7 
TOWN: 
Phippsburg 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 08/20/03 :::1dae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1629 
RESOLUTION, Proposing a Competing Measure under the Constitution 
of Maine to Reduce the Property Tax Burden by Increasing Benefits 
under the Maine Residents' Property Tax Program 
LR2165(1l) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment "C" 
Sponsor: Rep. Percy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006· 
$0 
$45,948,264 
$55,447,022 
$65,794,098 
$0 
$45,948,264 
$55,447,022 
$65,794,098 
This amendment increases the General Fund cost of the bill by $45,948,264 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
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