An Act To Fully Fund and Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0193
Committee Amendment CA_B_H261 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5681

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 156, L.D. 193, Bill, "An Act To Fully 
Fund and Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Phase In the Restoration of State-Municipal Revenue Sharing to 5 
Percent in Fiscal Year 2021-221 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
1Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5681, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. K, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
5. 
Transfers to funds. 
No later than the 10th day of each month, the State 
Controller shall transfer to the Local Government Fund 5% of the receipts during the 
previous month from the taxes imposed under Title 36, Parts 3 and 8, and Title 36, 
section 2552, subsection 1, paragraphs A to F and L, and credited to the General Fund 
without any reduction, except that for fiscal years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 
2018-19 the amount transferred is 2%, for fiscal year 2019-20 the amount transferred is 
2.5% and for fiscal year 2020-21 the amount transferred is 3% of the receipts during the 
previous month from the taxes imposed under Title 36, Parts 3 and 8, and Title 36, 
section 2552, subsection 1, paragraphs A to F and L, and credited to the General Fund 
without any reduction, and except that the postage, state cost allocation program and 
programming costs of administering state-municipal revenue sharing may be paid by the 
Local Government Fund. A percentage share of the amounts transferred to the Local 
Government Fund each month must be transferred to the Disproportionate Tax Burden 
Fund and distributed pursuant to subsection 4-B as follows: 
C. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2009 but before July 1, 2010, 15%; 
D. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2010 but before July 1, 2011, 16%; 
E. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2011 but before July 1, 2012, 17%; 
F. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2012 but before July 1, 2013, 18%; 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8'
1ito H.P. 156, L.D. 193 
G. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2013 but before July 1, 2014, 19%; and 
H. For months beginning on or after July 1, 2014, 20%.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, provides that the 
state-municipal revenue sharing percentage is 2.5% for fiscal year 2019-20 and 3% for 
fiscal year 2020-21 and returns to 5% in fiscal year 2021-22. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/25/19 feac:. 
LD193 
LR 328(03) 
An Act To Fully Fund and Restore State-Municipal Revenue Sharing 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment }9' { Jf ~ d-l) 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
FY202l-22 
FY 2022-23 
($85,218,902) 
($74,524,016) 
$0 
$0 
$85,218,902 
$74,524,016 
$0 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($85,218,902) 
($74,524,016) 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment reduces the revenue sharing percentage to 2.5% in fiscal year 2019-20 and 3% in fiscal year 2020-
21, returning to 5% in fiscal year 2021-22. It would result in an increase in General Fund revenue of $85,218,902 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $74,524,016 in fiscal year 2020-21, with a corresponding decrease in Local Government Fund 
revenue. 
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