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PART HHHH
SUMMARY
This Part repeals general assistance eligibility for categories of noncitizens for which a
state statute affirmatively providing eligibility is required by federal law. It also clarifies that
such noncitizens are not eligible for state-funded general assistance.
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PART IIII
Sec. IIII-1. 36 MRSA §2892, as amended by PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. QQ, §1, is
further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
For state fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the hospital's taxable year is the
hospital's fiscal year that ended during calendar year 2014.
PART IIII
SUMMARY
This Part updates the base year for the hospital tax to 2014 and keeps it at that level.
PART JJJJ
Sec. JJJJ-1. 22 MRSA § 3104, sub-§1, C, is enacted to read:
C. Refrain from seeking or accepting from the United States Department of Agriculture a
waiver of any requirement under federal law, where that waiver is designed to or would
have the effect of expanding access to benefits beyond what would otherwise be
allowable under federal law.
PART JJJJ
SUMMARY
This Part prohibits the department from obtaining waivers from the USDA that would
expand program access.
PART KKKK
Sec. KKKK-1. 22 MRSA §3104-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. OO, §§1, 2, is
repealed.
Sec. KKKK-2. 22 MRSA §3273, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. WW, §1, is
repealed.
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