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).