An Act To Support County Government
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1266
Committee Amendment CA_A_H557 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §4641-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "It" to H.P. 894, L.D. 1266, Bill, "An Act To 
Support County Government" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4641-B, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 240 Pt. H, §l, is 
further amended to read: 
4. Distribution of State's share of proceeds. The State Tax Assessor shall pay all 
net receipts received pursuant to this section to the Treasurer of State, and shall at the 
same time provide the Treasurer of State with' documentation showing the amount of 
revenues derived from the tax imposed by section 4641-A, subsection 1 and the amount 
of revenues derived from the tax imposed by section 4641-A, subsection 2. 
The 
Treasurer of State shall credit .m 30% of the revenues derived from the tax imposed by 
section 4641-A, subsection 1 to the General Fund and shall monthly pay the remaiRiHg 
+f2. 45% of StJeh the total revenues collected to the Maine State Housing Authority, which 
shall deposit the funds in the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund created in Title 
30-A, section 4853, except that in fiscal year 2003-04, fiscal year 2004-05 and fiscal year 
2005-06, $7,500,000 of the remaining 1/2 of those revenues must be transferred to the 
General Fund before any payments are made to the Maine State Housing Authority, in 
fiscal year 2006-07, $7,687,067 of the remaining 1/2 of those revenues must be 
transferred to the General Fund before any payments are made to the Maine State 
Housing Authority and in fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09, $5,000,000 of the 
remaining 112 of those revenues must be transferred to the General Fund before any 
payments are made to the Maine State Housing Authority. The Treasurer of State shall 
credit to the General Fund all of the revenues derived from the tax imposed by section 
4641-A, subsection 2. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~" to H.P. 894, L.D. 1266 
Initiative: Provides funds for Maine Revenue Services for the computer programming and 
other administrative costs associated with administering a county local option sales tax, 
including funds for one Senior Tax Examiner position and one Senior Programmer 
Analyst positon. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000 
2.000 
Personal Services 
$473,508 
$172,081 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$473,508 
$172,081 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$473,508 
$172,081 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$473,508 
$172,081 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Housing Authority - State 0442 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund as a result of the 
change in the distribution of real estate transfer tax revenue. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
HOUSING AUmORITY, MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
2007-08 
$2,252,546 
$2,252,546 
2007-08 
$2,252,546 
$2,252,546 
2007-08 
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2008-09 
$2,377,478 
$2,377,478 
2008-09 
$2,377,478 
$2,377,478 
2008-09 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl- to H.P. 894, L.D. 1266 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$473,508 
$2,252,546 
$2,726,054 
$172,081 
$2,377,478 
$2,549,559 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the distribution of real estate transfer tax revenue to more 
effectively accomplish the intent of the bill. It also adds an appropriations and allocations 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/11/07 
~ac. 
LD 1266 
LR 1738(02) 
An Act To Support County Government 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$10,159,618 
$473,508 
$2,252,546 
2008-09 
$12,654,516 
$172,081 
$2,377,478 
Projections 
2009-10 
$8,458,541 
$179,951 
$7,635,604 
Projections 
2010-11 
$9,447,100 
$188,2l ... 
$9,922,959 
General Fund 
($9,686,110) 
($12,482,435) 
($8,278,590) 
($9,258,885) 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$2,252,546 
$2,377,478 
$2,642,864 
$2,969,629 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Changing the Real Estate Transfer tax will reduce General Fund Revenue by an estimated $9,686,110 in fiscal year 
2007-08 and $]2,482,435 in fiscal year 2008-09. This bill also includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocations of $2,252,546 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $2,377,478 in fiscal year 2008-09 to the Housing Opportunities 
for Maine Fund (HOME) within the Maine State Housing Authority due to the change in the distribution of real estate 
transfer tax revenue increasing the amount of funds to be transferred to the HOME Fund each year. This bill also 
includes a General Fund appropriation of $473,508 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $172,081 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the 
administrative costs associated with a county local option sales tax. 
LR 1738(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I