30-A §7504. Service fees

Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

Part 3: PLANTATIONS AND UNORGANIZED PLACES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

Chapter 305: MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN UNORGANIZED AREAS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

§7504. Service fees

1. Authority. The county commissioners of each county may impose a service fee on recipients of eligible services, as described in subsection 2, provided in the unorganized territory.

[ 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Eligible services. For the purposes of this section, eligible services include:

A. Solid waste management; [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

B. Structural fire protection; [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

C. Ambulance and emergency medical services; [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

D. Law enforcement; [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

E. Animal control; and [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

F. Other services provided to property owners or residents in a limited geographic area. [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Conditions. A service fee imposed under this section must be:

A. Based on the actual cost of providing the service; [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

B. Imposed only on persons eligible for or actually receiving the service; and [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

C. Imposed on all similarly situated persons eligible for or actually receiving the service. [2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Use of revenues. Revenues received under this section must be used to reduce the amount requested to be raised through property taxes under Title 36, chapter 115.

[ 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).