§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.
[PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
2. Eligible services. For the purposes of this section, eligible services include:
A. Solid waste management; [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
B. Structural fire protection; [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
C. Ambulance and emergency medical services; [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
D. Law enforcement; [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
E. Animal control; and [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
F. Other services provided to property owners or residents in a limited geographic area. [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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; [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
B. Imposed only on persons eligible for or actually receiving the service; and [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
C. Imposed on all similarly situated persons eligible for or actually receiving the service. [PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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.
[PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 541, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).
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