An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2006-07
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2039
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H1067 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1437, 
L.D. 
2039, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Establish Municipal 
Cost 
Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in 
Fiscal Year 2006-07" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §1611 in subsection 3 by 
striking out all of paragraph A (page 
2, 
lines 
to 
in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the fallowing: 
'A. 
A governmental body with the authority to approve the 
county municipal cost component under Title 30-A, chapter 
may exceed or increase the county growth limitation if 
that action is approved by a majority of the county budget 
committee or county budget advisory committee and the county 
commissioners and if the governmental body requests that the 
Legislature approve the municipal cost component for that 
county 
that 
exceeds 
or 
increases 
the 
county 
growth 
limitation by sending a letter to the fiscal administrator 
of the unorganized territory at the 
same 
time that the 
finalized budget for services is submitted under Title 30-A, 
section 7503. 
The letter must describe the amount by which 
the growth limitation should be exceeded or increased and 
provide 
a 
detailed justification for 
the 
request. 
The 
fiscal 
administrator of 
the 
unorganized territory shall 
provide copies of any county letters requesting that the 
growth limitation be exceeded or increased to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction 
over the municipal cost component by March 1st annually.' 
Further amend the amendment in section 2 in the 4th line 
from the end (page 2, line 44 in amendment) by inserting after 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
~. .. 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 
" A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H. P. 
L.D. 2039 
1437, 
the following: 
"125." the following: 
'The commission also shall 
develop a 
new budget funding mechanism for the office of the 
fiscal 
administrator of the unorganized territory within the 
Department 
of 
Audit 
that 
promotes 
budget 
transparency 
and 
provides 
better 
fiscal 
accountability 
for 
inclusion 
in 
the 
municipal cost component for fiscal years beginning on or after 
July 1, 2007.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
allows 
a 
governmental 
body to exceed or 
increase the county growth limitation if a 
majority of the 
members 
of 
the 
county 
budget 
committee 
or 
county 
advisory 
committee and the county commissioners agree to that action and 
if, as allowed in Committee Amendment "A", the governmental body 
requests the Legislature to allow it to exceed the municipal cost 
component growth limitation for county components. 
Finally, this 
amendment requires the Commission To Study the Cost of Providing 
Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories to develop a new 
budget funding mechanism that promotes budget transparency and 
provides better fiscal accountability. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representativ 
TOWN: 
Millinocket 
HOUSE 
(See attached) 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04127/06 ;J!i?ac:.. 
LD 2039 
LR3199(06) 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered 
in Fiscal Year 2006-07 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'II" to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Clark 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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