Bill Text: CT SB00486 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub


Bill Title: An Act Extending The Land Value Taxation Pilot Program.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-23 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00486 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00486-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly

 

Substitute Bill No. 486

    February Session, 2014

 

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AN ACT EXTENDING THE LAND VALUE TAXATION PILOT PROGRAM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 12-63h of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):

(c) After receipt of the notice of selection provided by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the chief elected official of such municipality shall appoint a committee consisting of (1) a representative of the legislative body of the municipality or where the legislative body is the town meeting, a representative of the board of selectmen; (2) a representative from the business community; (3) a land use attorney; and (4) relevant taxpayers and stakeholders. Such committee shall prepare a plan for implementation of land value taxation. Such plan shall (A) provide a process for implementation of differentiated tax rates; (B) designate geographic areas of the municipality where the differentiated rates shall be applied; and (C) identify legal and administrative issues affecting the implementation of the plan. The chief executive officer, the chief elected official, the assessor and the tax collector of the municipality shall have an opportunity to review and comment on the plan. On or before December 31, [2014] 2016, and upon approval of the plan by the legislative body, the plan shall be submitted to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development, finance, revenue and bonding and commerce.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

October 1, 2014

12-63h(c)

CE

Joint Favorable Subst.

 

FIN

Joint Favorable

 
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