1. Mine site. The State Tax Assessor shall determine the area of a mine site, taking into account all relevant information, including, but not limited to, plans or permits approved under the site location of development law, Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, Article 6. The assessor shall give notice to the mining company and to the municipality in which the mine site is located of the determination . The assessor’s determination is reviewable under section 151.

[PL 2007, c. 627, §76 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 2865

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • board: means the Maine Board of Tax Appeals as established in Title 5, section 12004?B, subsection 10. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
  • Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Notice: means written notification served personally, sent by certified mail or sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the person for whom the notification is intended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
  • Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
2. Valuation. If a mine site is located in a municipality, the assessor shall determine the valuation of mining property and the percentage of that valuation represented by land and buildings that are not exempt from property taxes. That valuation of land and buildings must be applied in determining the property taxes. The municipality in which the mine site is located may appeal that determination to the State Board of Property Tax Review as provided in chapter 101, subchapter 2-A.

[PL 2007, c. 627, §76 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 711, §10 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 764, §21 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 627, §76 (AMD).