An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1019
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_C_H449 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15672

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,(!." to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 702, 
L.D. 1019, Bill, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Prui SSSS the following: 
'PARTTTTT 
Sec. TTTT-1. 20-A MRSA §15672, sub-§23, ~C, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 
203, § 1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
C. For fiscal year 2015-16 and each subsequent fiscal year: 
(1) The average of the certified state valuations for the 3 most recent years prior 
to the most recently ce1tified state valuation; or 
(2) If an adjustment has been approved by the State Tax Assessor pursuant to 
Title 36, section 208-A, that adjusted state valuation. 
Sec. TTTT -2. Modify 2015 state valuations and state-municipal revenue 
sharing; Madison; Skowhegan; East Millinocket; Jay. 
Notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 5681 and Title 36, sections 208-A and 305, 
the Treasurer of State shall use the following figures for state-municipal revenue sharing 
for fiscal year 2015-16: for the Town of Madison, the 2015 state valuation is deemed to 
be $349,850,000; for the Town of Skowhegan, the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be 
$1,003,800,000; for the Town of East Millinocket, the 2015 state valuation is deemed to 
be $70,900,000; and for the Town of Jay, the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be 
$801,950,000. 
Sec. TTTT -3. 
Modify state valuations; education funding; Madison. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15672, subsection 23, 
paragraph C and Title 36, sections 208-A and 305, for the purpose of calculating property 
fiscal capacity for education funding under Title 20-A for fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-
19, the Commissioner of Education shall use the following figures for the Town of 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,~, to COMMITTEE AlvIEND!VIENT "A" to H.P. 702, L.D. 1019 
Madison: 
the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be $349,850,000; the 2014 state 
valuation is deemed to be $356,600,000; the 2013 state valuation is deemed to be 
$355,750,000; and the 2012 state valuation is deemed to be $361,450,000. 
Sec. TTTT-4. Modify state valuations; education funding; Skowhegan. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15672, subsection 23, 
paragraph C and Title 36, sections 208-A and 305, for the purpose of calculating property 
fiscal capacity for education funding under Title 20-A for fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-
19, the Commissioner of Education shall use the following figures for the Town of 
Skowhegan: the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be $1,003,800,000; the 2014 state 
valuation is deemed to be $995,550,000; the 2013 state valuation is deemed to be 
$996,200,000; and the 2012 state valuation is deemed to be $991,900,000. 
Sec. TTTT-S. 
Modify state valuations; education funding; East 
Millinocket. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15672, 
subsection 23, paragraph C and Title 36, sections 208-A and 305, for the purpose of 
calculating property fiscal capacity for education funding under Title 20-A for fiscal 
years 2015-16 to 2018-19, the Commissioner of Education shall use the following figures 
for the Town of East Millinocket: the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be $70,900,000; 
the 2014 state valuation is deemed to be $77,250,000; the 2013 state valuation is deemed 
to be $79,600,000; and the 2012 state valuation is deemed to be $102,150,000. 
Sec. TTTT-6. 
Modify state valuations; education funding; Jay. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15672, subsection 23, 
paragraph C and Title 36, sections 208-A and 305, for the purpose of calculating 
property fiscal capacity for education funding under Title 20-A for fiscal years 2015-16 
to 2018-19, the Commissioner of Education shall use the following figures for the Town 
of Jay: the 2015 state valuation is deemed to be $801,950,000; the 2014 state valuation is 
deemed to be $818,954,890; the 2013 state valuation is deemed to be $804,454,890; and 
the 2012 state valuation is deemed to be $792,554,890.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that, for fiscal year 2015-16 and beyond, in the event a 
municipality is approved for an adjustment to its state property valuation due to a sudden 
and severe disruption in its municipal valuation, that adjusted state valuation is the 
property fiscal capacity for purposes of determining municipal contributions under the 
school funding formula. 
This amendment also establishes adjustments to state valuations for the towns of 
Madison, Skowhegan, East Millinocket and Jay for the purposes of state-municipal 
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HOUSE AMEND1vIENT U to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to RP. 702, L.D. 1019 
revenue sharing and education funding to reflect the effect of significant losses 1ll 
valuation of major taxpayers due to declines in the paper industry. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ----/f~ A-lf-'I;VtLf----fi1-/;----
(Representative MCCA~E) 
TOWN: Skowhegan 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/16/15 
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LD 1019 
LR 1852(30) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions ofthe Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment {]yto Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment will have no net impact on General Fund appropriations and revenue. A balanced budget is 
maintained for the 2016-2017 biennium. 
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