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Introduced by Councilor Soucy, NovemMs 19, 1979
CITY OF BANGOR
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STROPS, nearly 50% of the value of all property located within the
City of Header is except from localtaxation{ act
WOR EAS, the City Council has been requested by the Maine Coalition
for Property Tax Relief to support a proposed bill which would provide relief
to local taxpayers by the State sharing in the expense of Bush exemptions,
NOW, THEREFORE, by the City Council of the City of Bangor
RESOWBD, THAT the Bangor City Council, Municipal Officers of the
City of .Bangor, do hereby extendtheir support and approval of the adoption
by the State of Maine Legislature of "An. Act to Reduce the Burden of Property
Tax Exemptions on the Property Taxpayer", a tru ecopy�of said bill being
attached hereto as Exhibit "A"{ and be it further
RESOLVED, THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
take all action he daces necessary and appropriate to promote and support a
pending drive by the Coalition to circulate petitions under the initiative
process to present said Act to the next session of the State Legislature.
Statement of Factt The Maine Coalition for Property Tax Relief is a
recently formed organization of persons who are deeply concerned about
the adverse impact of the Tree Growth Tax taw and various other tax
exemptions established by the State Legislature. TheCoalition consists
of legislators, municipal officials, representatives of labor, business,
industry amd civic groups. Its effort in seeking the adoption of the
proposal has been endorsed by the Maine Municipal Association, the Wine
Chapter of the Smaller Business Association, the Wine Public Interest
Research Group add the Wine Council of Firefighters. If adopted, the
proposed legislation would provide a system by which the State would share
in the burden of servicing tax exempt property presently being borne solely
kythe local property Owner.
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In a.1ty Council November -
14s1979 Vote to move the
Qneation SYea 4.No Voting
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Soucy$Weymouth; "'"
Voting No BaldazeipPOPtOr
Wocd.2e daimn railed needs 2/3 rds Reduce the. Horden of Property Tax
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79 p�1" PSI
diY OF BANGOP
' CIi1 CLEflN
STATE OF MAINE
To the 109th Legislature of the State of Maine:
In accordance with Section 18 of Article IV, Part Third of the Constitution
of the State of Maine, the undersigned electors of the State of Maine, qualified
to vote for Governor, residing in said State, whose ,ares have been certified,
hereby respectfully propose to the. Legislature for its consideration the follow-
ing entitled bill: An Act to Reduce the. Burden of Property Tax Exemptions on
the Property. Taxpayer. The full text of said Act is printed on pages one and.
two Of this petition.
AN ACT to Reduce the Burden of Property Tax Exceptions on the Property Taxpayer.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:
Sec 1. 36 MRSA 4 305, sub -9 1, first sentence, as last enacted by PL 1973,
c. 620, 5 10, is amended to read:
Certify to the Secretary of State before the first day of February in the year
of the regularsessionof the Legislature the equalised just value of all real
and personal property in each municipality and unorganized place which is sub-
ject to taxation under the lava of this State as well as that percentage of
just value which is subject cc tax loss reimbursement under .sections 578 add
661.
Sec 2. 36 MRSA 9 578. sub-YL,'c first % lostseneemce, as last repealed and
replaced by n 1977, c. 282, is repealed add the following enacted in its
Plate:
For tax year a municipality shall nave a valid claim against the State to
ERMIBIT "A„
recover 90% of the taxes lost due to this subchapter, upon proof of the facts.
in a form satisfactory to. the State Tax Assessor. .The taxes lost Shall equal
the taxable valuation lost due to lands being classified soder this subchapter
times the municipality's tax co®dtmeat for that year divided by the sum of all
taxable valuation and 90% of all taxablevaluation lost due to lands being
classified order this subchapter.
Sec. 3. 36 ems& 5 661 is enactal to read:
5 661 Tax loss reimbursement -
Foranytax year a municipality shallhave a valid claim against the
State to recover 50% of the taxes lost due to property to exemption provided
.under section 651, subsection 1. paragraph 8, section 652 or section 653 upon
proof of the facts in a form satisfactory to the State Tax Assessor. The
taxes lost shall equal the to exempt value of such properties tissue the
mmacipality's tax commitment for that year divided by the a= of all taxable
valuation and 50% of the tax exempt valve of such properties. The Treasurer
of State shall pay to the municipality by December 15th allclaims certified
as valid by the State I= Assessor.
Sec. A. Effective date. MIS Act shell cake effect January 1, 1981 anl.
shall apply to any tax year beginning on or after that date.
Statement of Pact
Thin Initiative sill places before the sovereign of the State of Maine the
question "Shall the State of Maine provide equity and property tax relief by
reimbursing for property taxes lost due to the Tree Growth Tax law and certain
tax exemptions everted by the Legislature?". A positive answer to this question
will requirethe school subsidy index cc be lowered to assure conformance with
legislative Intent as to the state's share of school financing. Further, changes
should be made in state -municipal revenue sharing to show tax loss reimbursements
as part of total property taxes assessed.