Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1629
Committee Amendment CA_C-HA_A_H606 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §6207

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L.O. 1629 
.. DATE: ~ ~/-{)3 
(Filing No. S-{;()ft;) 
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1l1ST LEGISLATURE 
BOUSE 
AMENPMEN'l' 
.. /1-.. to COMMITrEE 
AME.NDMEN"X 
.. C" to H. P . 
1209, L.D. 162;, "RESOLUTION, ProposiZl9 a Competins Measure under 
the Constitutio:a. of Maille To Create Mu.:ieipal Service District.s 
To Reduce the Cost of Local Govermnent, To Provide Property Tax 
Relief and To Increase Economic Competitiveness·' 
Amend the amendment by strikinq o~t the substitute title and 
replacing it with the following: 
'RESaLUrJ:CB.. ProposiJIg a Ca.pet..i.GIIiJ Measure ~r tbe Constitution 
of NaiDe 70 Provide Property '!U aelief' 
Further mnend the asnenQ.ment by striking out all of Parts A 
and B and inserting in their place the following: 
3C 
'PART A 
Sec. A-I. 36 MRSA 16101, sub-§I., as amended !)y PL 1993 , c. 
670. §9, is repealed and the followinq enacted in its place: 
1. 
,,-fit Me. 
"Benefit bille" 
me-MS 
pro~erty taxes 
accrued op the first 120Q,00Q of tazoh1g jUit value of the 
hgmestead pr rent cpnstituting prg2lrtl tpes accrutd, 
1::. tbe 
ease of property taxes accrued, the benefit bas. is geterrniped by 
lIIultiplying Ii po , POQ ill the rAtio of ,utrent j »,t, ,,2.1 u@ 
upon 
which t.hft auesslllflpt is 3sed ali furnisud ill the assessor's 
aRRVal return to the State Taz AISBilor fileQ in accordapce with 
sectiop 383 times the municipal tal rate. 
If the benefit base as 
calculated in the 
previoUS 
5rRteRGe 
exceeds 
propertY 
taxes 
l,crued, the Rropertx tales accrued bergmt the benefit baSE. 
In 
the case of a claimant PAZing both rent QQg Rroperty taxes fO~ a 
homestead, "beyfit base" me ens both property tuas accrued li 
Umited by this suhseCtio:g Mg rent conlitituting prope!"ty taxe!i 
accrued. 
Page l-LR2165(13) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE »mNDMEN'l' 
.. j} .. to COMMITTEE AMENDMEN"I "C" to a.p. J.209, 
L.D. 1629 
Sec. A.2. 36 MRSA 16207, rU"St" 
as amended by P!. 1997, c. 
55i, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1. is further amended to 
read: 
A claimant representing a nonelderly household qualifies for 
~ 
the 
following 
benefits 
s~;e8_--~--~--~~~~~~--ia8e~ 
*iJai~a.~8a&. 
Sec. A-3. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§1, tA-l, as amended by PL 1997. 
c. 557, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. G. §1, is further amended 
to read: 
A-l. 
~~i~¥-~~-~-\Aa~ ~ 
portion of the benefit base 
that exceeds 4'-~~-~--MGeed--8~ ~ of income ,a.llB 
;'9g'-e~-~-AH--pool"t...f:OIP~-~-eeaef;i,1i-~~-~-8-,"-ef 
iaee.e-t9-a-Ma..M~-pa~.~-ej-S.~ggg. 
lS 
Sec. A-4. 36 MRSA 16207, lub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
557, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1. is repealed. 
Sec. A-S. 36 MRSA 16289, as amended by PL J.989, c. 508. §2S, 
is fu~ther amended to read: 
$6209. "DD"al adj1lS~t 
1. 
Bouebo1d l.iaitatiOD adjust.eDt. 
Beqi:nnin9 March 1, 
1989, 
and annually thereafter, 
the State 
~ax Assessor shall 
determine the household income eliqibility adjustment factor. 
That factor aka •• ~ 
be multiplied by the income limitations in 
section 6206. applicable for the year prior to that for which 
relief is requested. The result a.a.. uua.t. be rOWlded to the 
nearest $100 and &.al* ~ 
apply to the year ~or whieh relief is 
requested corresponding to the year on which the annualized cost 
of livin9 adjustments were based. 
Be9~"~B9-~e.-~-~~~-~e 
GaJRe-fK"4M~-e--sba-l]' ...-..... p .. 
:re4-.-.e-~-c;.b&--iaee"'e -~i:M;i,Qa~~eB. 
ia-Gee~ieB-i.9+r-&~see~ieB-a9 
Sec. A·6. 
Appropriations and allocationS. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
'l'he 
fo1101o7i09 
ADMIlIIS'DA%IVB AJID rIDIICnL SDVICES, 
DEPMDiBiH OF 
IIaiDe IlesicleAts Property Taz P1'CJCp'_ 
0648 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds required due to the expansion of 
the Maine Residents Property ~ax Program. 
GeAeraJ. rum! 
All Other 
2003~4 
$0 
2004-05 
$34,350,000 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
·r 
'. ~ 
'.r 
HOUSE 
AMENDMEN'! 
.. ,4.. to COMMI'l"l'EE 
AMENDMENT 
"C" to K. ~ • 1209 , 
!..D. 1629 
General Fund Total 
$0 
$34,350,000 
ReveB'IU! Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: 
Provides 
effective July 1, 2004 
increase in the number 
Property ~ax Proqram. 
ftmds 
for 
OJ1e 
Tax 
Examiner 
positio:l 
and other related costs associated with an 
of applications for the Maine Residents 
GeJleral Flmd 
positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
Ul Other 
General Fund ~otal 
SDVICES, 
ZOOl-04 
(0.000) 
$0 
o 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
so 
2004-05 
(l.OOO) 
S4€,135 
Sl,02B 
$97,163 
2004-05 
S34 r 447 .. 163 
Further amend the amendment on page 8 by strikinq out all of 
the question (paqe 8, lines 21 to 24 in amendment) ana inserting 
in its place the following: 
. "Do you want property tu relief that limits taxes on the 
first S200,00C of property valuation to 5' of income for all 
Maine residents?'" 
Further amend the amendment by reletterinq or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
provides property tax 
relief 
through 
an 
expansion of the Maine Residents Property '1'ax Program, 
cornmo~.ly 
referred to as "the ci .... euit.l:lreaJcer program," rather than through 
Paqe 3-LR216S(13} 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
liOUSE AM£lID)Il!II"! ..jj.. to COMKITrEE AKE!ill>MEN'r "C" to E. F. 1209. 
I..D. 
16~9 
increased state f'Ullding- for education. 
It limits property taxes 
on the first $200,000 of property valuation to 5' of income for 
all Maine resiOents. 
meAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
TawN: 
Yarmouth 
Paqe 4-LR2165(13) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Ie 
.\,', 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Flnld 
Approved: 08/20/03 ;lk?ae. 
st Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1629 
RESOLUTION, Proposing a Competing Measure under the Constitution 
ofMaiDe To Provide Property Tau: Relief 
LRl165(13) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to COmmittee Amendment "C" 
Sponsor:~p.VVoodbury 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
l00J.04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$34,447,163 
$35,772,548 
$16,930,826 
"--...,. Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$34,447,163 
$35,772,548 
$16,930,826 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment increases the General Fund cost of the bill by $34,447,163 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
Projections 
Projections 
General Fnnd Summary 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-{)7 
Department of Audit savings due to the 
$0 
$0 
($40,000) 
($80,000) 
elimination of the m"Wlicipa1 cap 
Department of Education savings due to the 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($20,235,995' 
elimination of the EPS changes 
Additional cost associated with the expansion of 
$0 
$34,447,163 
$35,812,548 
$37,246,821 
the Maine Residents Property Tax program 
Net General Fund Cost (Savings) 
$0 
$34,447,163 
$35,772,548 
$16,930,826 
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