House Journal: Page 1283: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
H-8570
1 Amend House File 2622 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 15, line 27 through page 16,
3 line 7.
Amendment H-8570 was adopted.
Eichhorn of Hamilton offered the following amendment H-8582
filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-8582
1 Amend House File 2622 as follows:
2 1. Page 19, by inserting after line 31 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . ABATEMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES.
5 Notwithstanding the requirement for the filing of a
6 claim for property tax exemption by April 15 as
7 provided in section 427.1, subsection 14, Code
8 Supplement 1999, the board of supervisors of a county
9 having a population based upon the latest federal
10 census of more than one hundred eighty thousand but
11 not more than two hundred thousand shall abate the
12 property taxes owed, with all interest, fees, and
13 costs, levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
14 2000, which were payable during the fiscal year
15 beginning July 1, 2001, on the land and buildings of a
16 religious institution that did not receive a property
17 tax exemption for failure to file for the exemption.
18 To receive the abatement provided in this section, the
19 religious institution shall apply to the county board
20 of supervisors by October 1, 2002, and provide
21 appropriate information establishing that the lands
22 and buildings for which the abatement is sought were
23 used by the religious institution for its appropriate
24 objects during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000.
25 The abatement allowed under this section only applies
26 to property taxes, with all interests, fees, and
27 costs, levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
28 2000, and due and payable in the fiscal year beginning
29 July 1, 2001."
30 2. Page 20, by inserting after line 19 the
31 following:
32 " . The section of this Act providing for the
33 abatement of property taxes on religious property,
34 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect
35 upon enactment, and applies retroactively to property
36 taxes due and payable in the fiscal year beginning
37 July 1, 2001."
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