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ID H0462

Bill

Status

Passed

3/14/2018

Primary Sponsor

Revenue and Taxation Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Each forest land parcel shall remain at or revert to its productivity classification status as of January 1, 2016, effective upon passage of this act.

  • Taxes assessed prior to the effective date of this act remain due and payable under the productivity classification in effect at the time of assessment.

  • The Committee on Forest Land Taxation Methodologies (CFTM) shall designate a process by which county assessors may change a parcel's productivity classification, including requirements for landowner notification, inspector qualifications, and document retention.

  • The state tax commission shall promulgate rules to implement the CFTM-designated process, after which forest productivity classification may be subject to change pursuant to the rules.

  • The guiding discount rate and real price appreciation rate for timber products remain constant at 4% and 1.25%, respectively, until January 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide for a productivity classification of a forest land parcel to remain or revert to a certain classification status and to require a process by which a county assessor may seek to change the productivity classification in the future.

FOREST LANDS TAXATION

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2018 Session Law Chapter 83 Effective: 03/14/2018

3/14/2018

Committee Referrals

Local Government and Taxation2/12/2018
Revenue and Taxation1/31/2018

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