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House Amendment 9094

Amendment Text

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  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
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