Maine § 36 §578 Assessment of tax

Maine Statutes

§ 36 §578 — Assessment of tax

Maine § 36 §578

Title 36TAXATION

Part 2PROPERTY TAXES

Ch. 105CITIES AND TOWNS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, § 36 §578 (2026).

Text

1.Organized areas. The municipal assessors or chief assessor of a primary assessing area shall adjust the State Tax Assessor's 100% valuation per acre for each forest type of their county by whatever ratio, or percentage of current just value, is applied to other property within the municipality to obtain the assessed values. Forest land in the organized areas, subject to taxation under this subchapter, must be taxed at the property tax rate applicable to other property in the municipality.

2.Unorganized territory. The State Tax Assessor shall adjust the 100% valuation per acre for each type for each county by such ratio or percentage as is then being used to determine the state valuation applicable to other property in the unorganized territory to obtain the assessed values. Commencing

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1.
Organized areas.
The municipal assessors or chief assessor of a primary assessing area shall adjust the State Tax Assessor's 100% valuation per acre for each forest type of their county by whatever ratio, or percentage of current just value, is applied to other property within the municipality to obtain the assessed values. Forest land in the organized areas, subject to taxation under this subchapter, must be taxed at the property tax rate applicable to other property in the municipality.
2.
Unorganized territory.
The State Tax Assessor shall adjust the 100% valuation per acre for each type for each county by such ratio or percentage as is then being used to determine the state valuation applicable to other property in the unorganized territory to obtain the assessed values. Commencing April 1, 1973, forest land in the unorganized territory subject to taxation under this subchapter shall be taxed at the same property tax rate as is applicable to other property in the unorganized territory, which rate shall be applied to the assessed values so determined. Upon collection by the State Tax Assessor, such taxes shall be deposited in the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund in accordance with section 1605.
3.
Divided ownership.
In cases of divided ownership of land and the timber and grass rights thereon, the assessor shall apportion 10% of the valuation to the land and 90% of the valuation to the timber and grass rights.

Legislative History

PL 1971, c. 616, §8 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 308, §§7-9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 460, §18 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 501 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 282 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 720, §3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 364, §20A (AMD). PL 1981, c. 517, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 706, §§7,8 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 852, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 861, §40 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 876, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 857, §76 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 452, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 24, §C4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 24, §C18 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 708, §21 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §CCC1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 438, §16 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 639, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. O, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 404, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 170, Pt. B, §4 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 288, Pt. A, §37 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. J, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 630, Pt. C, §§2, 3 (AMD).