Resolve, Directing Maine Revenue Services To Establish a Working Group To Reevaluate the Distribution of Property Tax Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Maine Revenue Services to establish working group to reevaluate distribution of property tax. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Revenue Services shall establish a working group to examine options for reevaluating the distribution of property tax within municipalities and between service center and nonservice center municipali ties. The working group must include representatives from the Maine Municipal Association; the Maine Service Centers Coali tion; institutions of higher education such as the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Independent Colleges Association; the Maine Hospital Association; the YMCA Alliance of Maine; the Maine Council of Churches; and other chari table or nontaxable organizations as determined appropriate. The working group membership must be evenly divided between representatives from tax-exempt organizations and those from the Maine Municipal Association and the Maine Service Center Coalition; and be it further Page l-LR1217(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1414
Committee Amendment CA_A_H773 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.. A" to H.P. 978, L.D. 
To 
Authorize 
Municipalities 
To 
Create 
Districts" 
1414, Bill, "An 
Municipal 
Fire 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Directing Maine Revenue Services To Establish a Working 
Group To Reevaluate the Distribution of Property Tax' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
ti tIe and before the 
summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Maine Revenue Services to establish working group to 
reevaluate distribution of property tax. Resolved: 
That the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Revenue Services 
shall 
establish 
a 
working 
group 
to 
examine 
options 
for 
reevaluating 
the 
distribution 
of 
property 
tax 
within 
municipalities and between service center and nonservice center 
municipali ties. 
The working group must include representatives 
from the Maine Municipal Association; the Maine Service Centers 
Coali tion; 
institutions 
of 
higher 
education 
such 
as 
the 
University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System 
and 
the 
Maine 
Independent 
Colleges 
Association; 
the 
Maine 
Hospital Association; 
the 
YMCA 
Alliance of Maine; 
the Maine 
Council 
of 
Churches; 
and 
other 
chari table 
or 
nontaxable 
organizations 
as 
determined 
appropriate. 
The 
working 
group 
membership must be evenly divided between representatives from 
tax-exempt 
organizations 
and 
those 
from 
the 
Maine 
Municipal 
Association and the Maine Service Center Coalition; and be it 
further 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11" to H.P. 978, L.D. 1414 
Sec. 2. 
Report and recommendations. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services, 
Maine 
Revenue Services shall report its findings under section 1 and 
recommendations, including suggested legislation if appropriate, 
to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction over state and local government matters no later 
than February 14, 2007; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Authority to report out legislation. Resolved: 
That the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over state and local government matters is authorized to report 
out legislation concerning the study under section 1 to the First 
Regular Session of the l23rd Legislature .• 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill 
and 
is 
the 
minority 
report. 
The amendment is a resolve that directs Maine Revenue 
Services to establish a working group to examine options for 
reevaluating 
the 
distribution 
of 
property 
tax 
within 
municipali ties and between service center and nonservice center 
municipalities. The working group must include members from the 
Maine Municipal Association, the Maine Service Centers Coalition, 
institutions of higher education in the State, the Maine Hospital 
Association, the YMCA, 
the Maine Council of Churches and other 
representatives of charitable or tax-exempt organizations. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/21/06 ;:tvCZe. 
LD 1414 
LR 1217(02) 
An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Create Municipal Fire Districts 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to Maine Revenue Services, the University of Maine System or the Maine Community College 
System associated with participating in the working group can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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