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H0755...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
PROPERTY TAX - AGRICULTURAL LAND - Amends existing law to further define
the phrase "speculative portion" as it is applied to the value of land
devoted to agriculture for purposes of property tax exemption and to
further define the phrase "land actively devoted to agriculture" as it is
applied to the value of land for purposes of property tax exemption.
02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
Clark, Crane, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Miller, Mortensen, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor,
Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Cuddy, Geddes, Gould, Newcomb, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Bivens
Title apvd - to Senate
02/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 Returned to Loc Gov
H0755|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 755 BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PROPERTY TAXATION; AMENDING SECTION 63-602K, IDAHO CODE, TO FUR- 3 THER DEFINE THE PHRASE "SPECULATIVE PORTION" AS IT IS APPLIED TO THE VALUE 4 OF LAND DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION; AND 5 AMENDING SECTION 63-604, IDAHO CODE, TO FURTHER DEFINE THE PHRASE "LAND 6 ACTIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE" AS IT IS APPLIED TO THE VALUE OF LAND FOR 7 PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 63-602K, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 63-602K. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION -- SPECULATIVE PORTION OF VALUE OF 12 AGRICULTURAL LAND. (1) The speculative portion of the value of land devoted to 13 agriculture is exempt from taxation. 14 (2) "Land devoted to agriculture" shall mean that property defined by 15 section 63-604, Idaho Code. 16 (3) "Speculative portion" shall mean that portion of the value of17agriculturalland actively devoted to agriculture which 18 represents the excess over the actual use value of such land established by 19 comparable sales data compared to value established by capitalization of eco- 20 nomic rent or long-term average crop rental at a capitalization rate which 21 shall be the rate of interest charged by the Spokane office of the farm credit 22 system averaged over the immediate past five (5) years plus a component for 23 the local tax rate. 24 (4) The state tax commission shall adopt rules implementing this 25 section .which shall establish economic rent, average crop26rental and capitalization rates.27 SECTION 2. That Section 63-604, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 28 amended to read as follows: 29 63-604. LAND ACTIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE DEFINED. (1) For property 30 tax purposes, landwhichis actively devoted to agriculture31shall be eligible for appraisal, assessment and taxation as agricultural prop-32erty each year itif the land annually meets one (1) or 33 more of the following qualifications: 34 (a) The total area of such land, including the homesite, is more than 35 five (5) contiguous acres, andis actively devoted to agriculture36the land is not being developed as provided in section 37 67-8203(7), Idaho Code, in a subdivision, which means: 38 (i) It is used to producefieldcrops including, but 39 not limited to, grains, feed crops, fruits and vegetables; or 40 (ii) It is used by the owner for the grazing of livestock to be sold 41 as part of a net profit-making enterprise, or is leased by the owner 2 1 to a bona fide lessee for grazing purposes; or 2 (iii) It is in a cropland retirement or rotation program. 3 (b) The area of such land is five (5) acres or less and the land is 4 not being developed as provided in section 67-8203(7), Idaho Code, in a 5 subdivision, and such land has been actively devoted to agriculture 6 within the meaning of subsection (1)(a) of this section during the7last three (3)previous growing seasons; 8 and 9 (i) It agriculturally produces for sale or home consumption the 10 equivalent of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the owners' or les- 11 sees' annual gross income; or 12 (ii) It agriculturally produced gross revenues in the immediately 13 precedingyearseason of one thousand dol- 14 lars ($1,000) or more. When the area of land is five (5) acres or 15 less,suchthe land shall be presumed to be 16 nonagricultural land until it is established that the requirements of 17 this subsection have been met. 18 (2) Lease income may be considered in determining qualifications 19 only if the lease terms are defined, the carrying capacity is shown, and the 20 rent is consistent with the market rent. 21 (3) An application for exemption shall be required if: 22 (a) The area of land is five (5) contiguous acres or less; or 23 (b) The land is being developed as provided in section 67-8203(7), Idaho 24 Code; or 25 (c) The land is in a subdivision. 26 The form of the application shall be prescribed by the Idaho state tax 27 commission. The application must be received by the assessor of the county in 28 which the land is located by March 15. 29 (4) Land shall not be classified or valued as agricultural 30 land which is part of a platted subdivision with stated restrictions prohibit- 31 ing its use for agricultural purposes, whether within or without a city. 32 (35 ) Land utilized for the grazing ofa33horse or otheranimals kept primarily for personal use or pleasure 34 rather than as part of a bona fide profit-making agricultural enterprise shall 35 not be considered to be land which is actively devoted to agriculture. 36 (46 ) Land actively devoted to agriculture, hav- 37 ing previously qualified for exemption under this section in the preceding 38 year, or which would have qualified under this section during the current 39 year, shall not lose such qualification due to the owner's or lessee's absence 40 in the current year by reason of active military service in a designated com- 41 bat zone, as defined in section 112 of the internal revenue code. If an owner 42 fails to timely apply for exemption as required in this section solely by rea- 43 son of active duty in a designated combat zone, as defined in section 112 of 44 the internal revenue code, and the land would otherwise qualify for exemption 45 under this section, then the board of county commissioners of the county in 46 which the land actively devoted to agriculture is located shall refund prop- 47 erty taxes, if previously paid, in an amount equal to the exemption which 48 would otherwise have applied. 49 (7) The state tax commission shall adopt rules implementing this 50 section pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. 51 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu- 52 ary 1, 1999.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 08123C1
The purpose of this legislation is to update and clarify the
definition of which properties that qualify for the agricultural
exemption for property tax purposes by amending Sections 63-602K and
63-604, Idaho Code. It provides that when development takes place in
a subdivision that has been receiving an agricultural exemption then
that agricultural exemption would be removed.
Population concentration and land development creates a
definite need to update current law to provide for equitable
assessment and taxation in these areas.
The proposed legislation will provide for more statewide
uniformity among counties in the determination of which
properties qualify for agricultural exemptions.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be a cost to the State Tax Commission of $3,0005,000
for rule preparation and publications as well as for information
distribution to counties. There may be a more significant positive
impact in high growth areas, for local taxing districts including
school districts, due to parcels losing the exemption when
improvements are added and being included on the new construction
roll. It is also anticipated that with more clarity, there may be
additional applications for exemption.
CONTACT: Idaho Association of Counties 345-9126
Dan Chadwick, Tony Poinelli, Lorna Jorgensen
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
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