House Amendment 1423


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend the amendment, H=1410, to House File 848 as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 6, by inserting after line 37, the
     1  4 following:
     1  5    <Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  426C.1  COMMERCIAL AND
     1  6 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT == FUND ==
     1  7 APPORTIONMENT == PAYMENT.
     1  8    1.  A commercial and industrial property tax credit
     1  9 fund is created.  There is appropriated from the
     1 10 general fund of the state to the department of revenue
     1 11 to be credited to the commercial and industrial
     1 12 property tax credit fund for the fiscal year beginning
     1 13 July 1, 2006, and for each subsequent fiscal year, an
     1 14 amount sufficient to pay the warrants required under
     1 15 this chapter.
     1 16    The director of the department of administrative
     1 17 services shall issue warrants on the commercial and
     1 18 industrial property tax credit fund payable to the
     1 19 county treasurers of the several counties of the state
     1 20 under this chapter.
     1 21    2.  The commercial and industrial property tax
     1 22 credit fund shall be apportioned each year so as to
     1 23 give a credit against the tax on eligible commercial
     1 24 and industrial property in the state in an amount
     1 25 equal to ten percent of the actual levy on the actual
     1 26 value of such property.
     1 27    3.  The amount due each county shall be paid in two
     1 28 payments on November 15 and March 15 of each fiscal
     1 29 year, drawn upon warrants payable to the respective
     1 30 county treasurers.  The two payments shall be as
     1 31 nearly equal as possible.
     1 32    4.  The amount of credits shall be apportioned by
     1 33 each county treasurer to the several taxing districts
     1 34 as provided by law, in the same manner as though the
     1 35 amount of the credit had been paid by the owners.
     1 36 However, the several taxing districts shall not draw
     1 37 the funds so credited until after the semiannual
     1 38 allocations have been received by the county
     1 39 treasurer, as provided in this chapter.
     1 40    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  426C.2  COMPUTATION BY
     1 41 AUDITOR.
     1 42    On or before May 15, the county auditor shall
     1 43 compute the amount of property taxes to be levied on
     1 44 or estimated to be levied on all property eligible for
     1 45 the commercial and industrial property tax credit
     1 46 which are due and payable in the ensuing fiscal year
     1 47 and on or before May 15 shall certify the total amount
     1 48 to the department of revenue.
     1 49    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  426C.3  WARRANTS
     1 50 AUTHORIZED BY DIRECTOR.
     2  1    After receiving from the county auditors the
     2  2 certifications provided for in section 426C.2, and
     2  3 during the following fiscal year, the director of
     2  4 revenue shall authorize the department of
     2  5 administrative services to draw warrants on the
     2  6 commercial and industrial property tax credit fund
     2  7 payable to the county treasurers as provided in
     2  8 section 426C.1.
     2  9    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  426C.4  APPORTIONMENT BY
     2 10 AUDITOR.
     2 11    The county auditor shall determine the amount to be
     2 12 credited to each parcel of commercial or industrial
     2 13 property, and shall enter upon tax lists as a credit
     2 14 against the tax levied on each parcel of commercial or
     2 15 industrial property on which there has been made an
     2 16 allowance of credit before delivering said tax lists
     2 17 to the county treasurer.  Upon receipt of the warrant
     2 18 by the county auditor, the auditor shall deliver the
     2 19 warrant to the county treasurer for apportionment.
     2 20 The county treasurer shall show on each tax receipt
     2 21 the amount of tax credit for each parcel of business
     2 22 property.  In case of change of ownership the credit
     2 23 shall follow the title.
     2 24    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  426C.5  RULES.
     2 25    The director of revenue shall prescribe forms and
     2 26 rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, necessary
     2 27 to carry out its purposes.>
     2 28 #2.  By striking page 9, line 15, through page 13,
     2 29 line 26.
     2 30 #3.  Page 19, by striking lines 20 through 24, and
     2 31 inserting the following:
     2 32    <2.  The sections of this Act enacting chapter 426C
     2 33 apply to property taxes due and payable in fiscal
     2 34 years beginning on or after July 1, 2006.>
     2 35 #4.  Page 19, by inserting before line 25, the
     2 36 following:
     2 37    <Sec.    .  IMPLEMENTATION.  The provisions of
     2 38 section 25B.7 do not apply to the commercial and
     2 39 industrial property tax credits established in this
     2 40 Act.>
     2 41 #5.  Page 19, by striking lines 35 through 37, and
     2 42 inserting the following:  <providing for a property
     2 43 tax credit for property taxes due on commercial and
     2 44 industrial property, making an appropriation, and
     2 45 providing effective and applicability dates.>
     2 46 #6.  By renumbering as necessary.
     2 47
     2 48
     2 49                               
     2 50 HOGG of Linn
     3  1 HF 848.305 81
     3  2 sc/cf/2784

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