An Act To Create a Senior Tax Rebate Program for Established Residents Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: An Act To Authorize a Tax Rebate Program for Established Residents' , Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title in the first line (page 1, line in amendment) by striking out the following: Amend" and inserting in its place the following: 'Further amend Further amend the amendment in section 4 in that part designated "§6232," in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 2, line in amendment) by inserting after the following: municipality." the following: A municipality may choose to restrict the program to persons who are at least 62 years of age. Further amend the amendment in section 4 in that part designated "§6232," by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 2, lines 27 to 42 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 1. Conditions of program, A program adopted under this section must: A. Require that the claimant has a homestead in the municipality: Page l-LR0323(4) HOUSE A'MENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0135
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H631 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 41, 
L.D. 135, Bill, "An Act To Create a Senior Tax Rebate Program for 
Established Residents" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
title 
the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To 
Authorize 
a 
Tax 
Rebate 
Program 
for Established 
Residents' , 
Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the 
title in the first line 
(page 1, 
line 
in amendment) 
by 
striking out the following: 
"Amend" and inserting in its place 
the following: 'Further amend' 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 4 
in that part 
designated "§6232," in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 
2, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"municipality." the following: 
'A municipality may 
choose to 
restrict the program to persons who are at least 62 years of age.' 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment 
in section 4 
in that part 
designated "§6232," by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 2, 
lines 27 to 42 in amendment) 
and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'1. 
Conditions of program, 
A program adopted under this 
section must: 
A. 
Require 
that the 
claimant 
has 
a 
homestead 
in 
the 
municipality: 
Page l-LR0323(4) 
HOUSE A'MENDMENT 
".~' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 41, L.D., 
B. 
Provide 
benefits 
for 
both 
owners 
and 
renters 
of 
hom~steads; and 
C. 
Calculate benefits 
in 
a 
way 
that provides greater 
benefits proportiQnally tQ claimants with lower incomes in 
relation 
to 
their 
prQperty 
taxes 
accrued 
or 
rent 
cQnstituting property taxes accrued.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title and permits municipalities 
to restrict a tax rebate program to persons who are at least 62 
years of age or make it available to all persons with homesteads 
in the municipality. 
SPONSORED BY: ~;:lli!~, 
.. r~~ 
(Representative WOODBURY) 
TOWN: 
Yarmouth 
HOUSE A'MENDMENT