LD 2124

APPROVED  CHAPTER
  APRIL 16, 2026  729
  BY GOVERNOR  PUBLIC LAW
  STATE OF MAINE
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  IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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  H.P. 1439 - L.D. 2124
An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real
  Estate Transfer Tax
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4641-B, sub-§4-B, ¶E-4 is enacted to read:
    E-4. Notwithstanding paragraphs E-1 and E-2, the State Controller shall first credit
    $1,012,617 in fiscal year 2026-27 of the revenues available to the Maine State Housing
    Authority under paragraph E-2, subparagraph (2), division (c) for the Housing
    Production Fund established in Title 30-A, section 4773 to the Maine State Housing
    Authority, which shall deposit the funds in the authority's shelter operating subsidy
    program to support emergency homeless shelters in the State.
    Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Housing Production Fund N557
Initiative: Reduces allocations to reflect a one-time decrease in revenue from shifting 2%
of real estate transfer tax revenue from the Housing Production Fund program to the Maine
State Housing Authority to be used for the shelter operating subsidy program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS  2025-26  2026-27
 All Other  $0       ($1,012,617)
  __________       __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL  $0       ($1,012,617)
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation to support emergency homeless shelters in the
State through the authority's shelter operating subsidy program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS  2025-26  2026-27
 All Other  $0        $1,012,617
  __________       __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL  $0        $1,012,617
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HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS  2025-26      2026-27
 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS  $0  $0
  __________    __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS  $0  $0
  Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.
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