An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure m the Town of Jay by Providmg Funds to Offset Property Tax Loss Am.end the amendment by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the followmg Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substrtutmg the followmg An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure ID the Town of Jay by ProVIdmg an Advance of Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg Am.end the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the followmg Sec. 1 Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus; State -Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg program, Town of Jay Notwithstandmg any provision oflawto the contrary, on or before November 30, 2023, the State Controller shall transfer $600,000 from the unappropnated surplus of the General Fund to the Office of the Treasurer of State, State - Municipal Revenue Sharmg program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to provide one-time funds for an advance payment of fiscal year 2024-25 muruc1pal revenue sharmg to the Town of Jay Sec. 2. Advance mumc1pal revenue sharmg payment to Town of Jay. Notwithstandmg any provis10n of law to the contrary, on or before December 31, 2023, the Treasurer of State shall make payment of $600,000 to the Town of Jay from the Office of the Treasurer of State, State - MU.Illcipal Revenue Sharmg program, Other Special Revenue Funds account as a partial advance of mumc1pal revenue sharmg anticipated for the town m fiscal year 2024-25 to provide time for the town to deal with a fiscal year 2023-24 budgetary shortfall resultmg from the town's use of its fund balance to avoid an mcrease m mill rate due to closure of a mill m town Sec. 3. Town of Jay rermbursement of mumc1pal revenue sharmg advance. Notwithstandmg any provision of law to the contrary, the Treasurer of State shall withhold $50,000 from each monthly mumcipal revenue sharmg payment made to the Town of Jay m fiscal year 2024-25, up to a total of $600,000, as re1IDbursement to the State for the advance payment under section 2 Page 1 ~ 131LR2553(04) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1954
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S505 (Senate)

SENATE AlVIBNDJY.tENT "A "to CO:M1v1ITTEE AMENDivlENT "A" to HP 1256, 
L D 1954, "An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure m the Town of Jay by Providmg 
Funds to Offset Property Tax Loss" 
Am.end the amendment by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substrtutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure ID the Town of Jay by ProVIdmg an 
Advance of Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg' 
Am.end the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1 
Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus; State -
Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg program, Town of Jay Notwithstandmg any 
provision oflawto the contrary, on or before November 30, 2023, the State Controller shall 
transfer $600,000 from the unappropnated surplus of the General Fund to the Office of the 
Treasurer of State, State - Municipal Revenue Sharmg program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds account to provide one-time funds for an advance payment of fiscal year 2024-25 
muruc1pal revenue sharmg to the Town of Jay 
Sec. 2. Advance mumc1pal revenue sharmg payment to Town of Jay. 
Notwithstandmg any provis10n of law to the contrary, on or before December 31, 2023, the 
Treasurer of State shall make payment of $600,000 to the Town of Jay from the Office of 
the Treasurer of State, State - MU.Illcipal Revenue Sharmg program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds account as a partial advance of mumc1pal revenue sharmg anticipated for the town 
m fiscal year 2024-25 to provide time for the town to deal with a fiscal year 2023-24 
budgetary shortfall resultmg from the town's use of its fund balance to avoid an mcrease m 
mill rate due to closure of a mill m town 
Sec. 3. Town of Jay rermbursement of mumc1pal revenue sharmg advance. 
Notwithstandmg any provision of law to the contrary, the Treasurer of State shall withhold 
$50,000 from each monthly mumcipal revenue sharmg payment made to the Town of Jay 
m fiscal year 2024-25, up to a total of $600,000, as re1IDbursement to the State for the 
advance payment under section 2 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENA 1E AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 1256, L D 1954 {5 ;'50{) 
Sec. 4. 
Transfer to General Fund unappropriated surplus; State -
Mumc1pal Revenue Sharing program; Town of Jay. Notwithstandmg any 
prov1S1on of law to the contrary, on or before June 30, 2025, the State Controller shall 
transfer $600,000 from the Office of the Treasurer of State, State - Mumcipal Revenue 
Shanng program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropnated surplus of 
the General Fund 
Sec. 5. Appropr1at1ons and allocat1ons. The followmg appropnations and 
allocations are made 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
State - Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg 0020 
Imiiatlve Provides fundmg for a one-time advance payment of fiscal year 2024-25 
mumcipal revenue shanng to the Town of Jay to allow time for the town to address a fiscal 
year 2023-24 budgetary shortfall resultmg from the town's use of its fund balance to avoid 
an increase m mill rate due to closure of a mill m town 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
State - Mumc1pal Revenue Sharmg 0020 
2023-24 
$600,000 
$600,000 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Imtiative Deallocates funds for the reduct10n m mumcipal revenue shanng payments made 
to the Town of Jay m fiscal year 2024-25 as reimbursement to the State for the advance 
payment of $600,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 
O111ER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
I I 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$600,000 
$600,000 
2024-25 
($600,000) 
($600,000) 
2024-25 
($600,000) 
($600,000) 
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause from 
Committee Amendment "A" and replaces the appropnations and allocat10ns section It 
requrres the transfer of $600,000 from the unappropnated surplus of the General Fund to 
the Office of the Treasurer of State, State - Mumcipal Revenue Sharmg program, Other 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" A 
"to COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 1256, L D 1954 ( 5,;-5)::5' j 
Special Revenue Funds account to provide one-tune funds for an advance payment of fiscal 
year 2024-25 mumcipal revenue shanng to the Town of Jay It also requires the withholdmg 
of $50,000 each month from the Town of Jay's fiscal year 2024-25 mumcipal revenue 
sharmg payments to rennburse 
advance payment and reqmres a transfer of the withheld 
funds back to the unappropn ted 
rplus of the 
neral Fund hY. June 30, 2025 
SPONSORED BY: ---4-~~~~-+-J,J.,L.~~~~-
(Senator BENNETT, R.) 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved 07 /25/23 :tPae! 
LD 1954 
LR 2553(04) 
An Act to Address the Recent MIii Closure m the Town of Jay by Providmg Funds to Offset Property 
Tax Loss 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A" to Committee Amendment "A" {5 .. ~?;'\ 
Sponsor: Sen. Bennett of Oxford 
. } 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Geneial Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detall and Notes 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
$0 
($600,000) 
$600,000 
($600,000) 
$600,000 
FY 2024-25 
I 
($600,000) 
$0 
($600,000) 
$600,000 
($600,000) 
ProJections 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the General Fund appropnat10n of $600,000 to the Office of the State Controller m fiscal 
year 2023-24 to provide payment to the Town of Jay to help offset property tax revenue loss due to a mill closure 
The amendment now mcludes a transfer of $600,000 from the unapprorpnated surplus of the General Fund to the 
Office of the Treasurer of State, State-Mumcipal Revenue Shanng p10gram, Other Special Revenue funds account 
and an allocat10n of $600,000 for a one-tune advance payment to the town of Jay on 01 before December 31, 2023 of 
the town's fiscal year 2024-25 mumcipal 1evenue sharing funds The amendment also mcludes a deallocat10n of 
$600,000 and transfer back to the uanppropnated surplus of the General Fund of the same amount m fiscal year 2024-
for the reduct10n m municipal revenue sharing payments made to the Town of Jay as reimbursement to the State 
for the advance payment m fiscal yeai 2023-24 
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