ME LD1795

Municipalities may impose annual service charges on tax-exempt property owners to recover the actual cost of providing municipal services (excluding education and welfare) to those properties

Changes the cap on municipal service charges from 2% of an organization's gross annual revenues to 20% of the assessed value of the organization's real estate in the municipality

Requires municipalities that impose service charges on one tax-exempt institution to impose charges on all similarly situated institutions

Tax-exempt organizations must still file an annual revenue audit with the municipality to qualify for the service charge limitation

Effective date: January 1, 2027