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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2560, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 4, line 27, by inserting after the word 1 4 "credit" the following: ", subject to the 1 5 availability of the credit,". 1 6 #2. Page 4, by striking lines 31 and 32 and 1 7 inserting the following: "credits in excess of tax 1 8 liabilities shall be refunded as provided in section 1 9 404A.4, subsection 3." 1 10 #3. Page 5, by striking lines 28 through 31 and 1 11 inserting the following: "the project completion 1 12 date. 1 13 For purposes of this chapter, qualified 1 14 rehabilitation costs include amounts if they are 1 15 properly includable in computing the basis for tax 1 16 purposes of the eligible property. Amounts treated as 1 17 an expense and deducted in the tax year in which they 1 18 are paid or incurred and amounts that are otherwise 1 19 not added to the basis for tax purposes of the 1 20 eligible property are not qualified rehabilitation 1 21 costs. Amounts incurred for architectural and 1 22 engineering fees, site survey fees, legal expenses, 1 23 insurance premiums, development fees, and other 1 24 construction-related costs are qualified 1 25 rehabilitation costs to the extent they are added to 1 26 the basis for tax purposes of the eligible property. 1 27 Costs of sidewalks, parking lots, and landscaping do 1 28 not constitute qualified rehabilitation costs." 1 29 #4. Page 6, line 14, by striking the word "sixty" 1 30 and inserting the following "one hundred twenty". 1 31 #5. Page 6, line 16, by striking the word "sixty- 1 32 day" and inserting the following: "one hundred 1 33 twenty-day". 1 34 #6. Page 7, line 2, by striking the word 1 35 "TRANSFER" and inserting the following: "REFUND". 1 36 #7. Page 7, by striking line 11 and inserting the 1 37 following: "department of economic development, in 1 38 consultation with the state historical preservation 1 39 office, shall issue a property". 1 40 #8. Page 7, line 15, by inserting after the word 1 41 "credit," the following: "and". 1 42 #9. Page 7, by striking lines 16 through 30 and 1 43 inserting the following: "information required by the 1 44 department of revenue and finance. 1 45 3. A person receiving a property rehabilitation 1 46 tax credit under this chapter which is in excess of 1 47 the person's tax liability for the tax year is 1 48 entitled to a refund of the excess at a discounted 1 49 value. The discounted value of the tax credit refund, 1 50 as calculated by the department of economic 2 1 development, in consultation with the department of 2 2 revenue and finance, shall be determined based on the 2 3 discounted value of the tax credit five years after 2 4 the tax year of the project completion at an interest 2 5 rate equivalent to the prime rate plus two percent. 2 6 The refunded tax credit shall not exceed seventy-five 2 7 percent of the allowable tax credit. 2 8 4. The total amount of tax credits that may be 2 9 approved for a fiscal year under this chapter shall 2 10 not exceed two million four hundred thousand dollars. 2 11 Tax credit certificates shall be issued on the basis 2 12 of the earliest awarding of certifications of 2 13 completion as provided in subsection 1. The 2 14 departments of economic development and revenue and 2 15 finance shall each adopt rules to jointly administer 2 16 this subsection and shall provide by rule for the 2 17 method to be used to determine for which fiscal year 2 18 the tax credits are approved." 2 19 #10. Page 7, line 33, by inserting after the word 2 20 "affairs" the following: ", in consultation with the 2 21 department of economic development,". 2 22 #11. Page 8, line 7, by inserting after the word 2 23 "unused" the following: "and eligible for refund". 2 24 #12. Page 11, line 9, by striking the word "is" 2 25 and inserting the following: "shall be refunded as 2 26 provided in section 404A.4, subsection 3." 2 27 #13. Page 11, by striking lines 10 and 11. 2 28 #14. Page 11, by striking lines 19 through 23. 2 29 #15. Page 12, line 21, by striking the figure "9" 2 30 and inserting the following: "8A". 2 31 #16. Page 16, line 4, by striking the figure 2 32 "422.11D" and inserting the following: "422.11E". 2 33 #17. Page 17, by striking lines 9 through 15 and 2 34 inserting the following: "tax liability shall be 2 35 refunded as provided in section 404A.4, subsection 3." 2 36 #18. Page 17, by inserting after line 17 the 2 37 following: 2 38 "Sec. 100. Section 427.1, Code Supplement 1999, is 2 39 amended by adding the following new subsection: 2 40 NEW SUBSECTION. 31. BARN PRESERVATION. The 2 41 increase in assessed value added to a farm structure 2 42 constructed prior to 1937 as a result of improvements 2 43 made to the farm structure for purposes of preserving 2 44 the integrity of the internal and external features of 2 45 the structure as a barn is exempt from taxation. To 2 46 be eligible for the exemption, the structure must have 2 47 been first placed in service as a barn prior to 1937. 2 48 The exemption shall apply to the assessment year 2 49 beginning after the completion of the improvements to 2 50 preserve the structure as a barn. 3 1 For purposes of this subsection, "barn" means an 3 2 agricultural structure, in whatever shape or design, 3 3 which is used for the storage of farm products or feed 3 4 or for the housing of farm animals, poultry, or farm 3 5 equipment. 3 6 Application for this exemption shall be filed with 3 7 the assessing authority not later than February 1 of 3 8 the first year for which the exemption is requested, 3 9 on forms provided by the department of revenue and 3 10 finance. The application shall describe and locate 3 11 the specific structure for which the added value is 3 12 requested to be exempt. 3 13 Once the exemption is granted, the exemption shall 3 14 continue to be granted for subsequent assessment years 3 15 without further filing of applications as long as the 3 16 structure continues to be used as a barn. The 3 17 taxpayer shall notify the assessing authority when the 3 18 structure ceases to be used as a barn. 3 19 Sec. . Section 25B.7 does not apply to the 3 20 exemption granted pursuant to section 100 of this 3 21 Act." 3 22 #19. Page 17, by inserting before line 18 the 3 23 following: 3 24 "Sec. 200. Section 427.1, Code Supplement 1999, is 3 25 amended by adding the following new subsection: 3 26 NEW SUBSECTION. 32. ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE 3 27 PRESERVATION. The increase in assessed value added to 3 28 a one-room schoolhouse as a result of improvements 3 29 made to the structure for purposes of preserving the 3 30 integrity of the internal and external features of the 3 31 structure as a one-room schoolhouse is exempt from 3 32 taxation. The exemption shall apply to the assessment 3 33 year beginning after the completion of the 3 34 improvements to preserve the structure as a one-room 3 35 schoolhouse. 3 36 Application for this exemption shall be filed with 3 37 the assessing authority not later than February 1 of 3 38 the first year for which the exemption is requested, 3 39 on forms provided by the department of revenue and 3 40 finance. The application shall describe and locate 3 41 the specific one-room schoolhouse for which the added 3 42 value is requested to be exempt. 3 43 Once the exemption is granted, the exemption shall 3 44 continue to be granted for subsequent assessment years 3 45 without further filing of applications as long as the 3 46 structure is not used for dwelling purposes and the 3 47 structure is preserved as a one-room schoolhouse. The 3 48 taxpayer shall notify the assessing authority when the 3 49 structure ceases to be eligible. The exemption in 3 50 this subsection applies even though the one-room 4 1 schoolhouse is no longer used for instructional 4 2 purposes. 4 3 Sec. . Section 25B.7 does not apply to the 4 4 exemption granted pursuant to section 200 of this 4 5 Act." 4 6 #20. Title page, line 9, by inserting after the 4 7 word "purposes" the following: "and a property tax 4 8 exemption for increasing the value of certain barns as 4 9 a result of the rehabilitation of the barns,". 4 10 #21. Title page, line 9, by inserting after the 4 11 word "purposes" the following: "and a property tax 4 12 exemption for increasing the value of one-room 4 13 schoolhouses as a result of the rehabilitation of the 4 14 one-room schoolhouses,". 4 15 #22. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 4 16 and correcting internal references as necessary. 4 17 HF 2560S 4 18 mg/cc/26
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