Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Property assessment; assess owners of certain land who sell reforestation easements in South Delta Pump Project area.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 03/29/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | Revenue/Appropriation | |
| Revenue | Yes | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Cameron
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY IN THE YAZOO BASIN, YAZOO BACKWATER, MISSISSIPPI, PROJECT AREA, TO REQUIRE LANDOWNERS WHO SELL CERTAIN REFORESTATION EASEMENTS IN SUCH PROJECT AREA, TO ANNUALLY PAY AN ASSESSMENT TO THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF AD VALOREM TAXES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE LANDOWNER ON SUCH PROPERTY IF THE PROPERTY HAD THE SAME USE THAT IT HAD PRIOR TO THE SALE OF SUCH EASEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE AD VALOREM TAXES ACTUALLY PAID BY THE LANDOWNER; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE PAID TO THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR IN THE SAME MANNER AS AD VALOREM TAX PAYMENTS ARE MADE; TO PROVIDE THAT ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL TAXING DISTRICTS AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR AD VALOREM TAXES THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF THE SALE OF REFORESTATION EASEMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY LOCAL TAXING DISTRICTS SHALL BE UTILIZED IN THE SAME MANNER AS AD VALOREM TAX RECEIPTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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