Bill Summary for H 320 (2017-2018)
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View NCGA Bill Details | 2017-2018 Session |
AN ACT TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF LAND THAT CAN QUALIFY FOR PRESENT-USE VALUE TAXATION AS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAND.Intro. by Dixon.
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Senate committee substitute rewrites entirely the 1st edition of the bill as follows and makes conforming changes to the bill title.
Amends GS 105-277.15 to expand the categories of land that qualify for present-use value taxation as wildlife conservation land. Adds new GS 105-277.15(c)(3)a.3. allowing among the uses of land managed under a wildlife habitat conservation agreement with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission lands that are created and actively and regularly used as a reserve for hunting, fishing, shooting, wildlife observation, or wildlife activities. To qualify in this category, the land must be inspected by a certified wildlife biologist at least once every five years to ensure at least three of the following activities are maintained to sustain wildlife populations: supplemental food, supplemental water, supplemental shelter, habitat control, erosion control, predator control, and census of animal population. Amends subsection (d) to limit permissible classification of hunting reserve lands for present-use value taxation purposes to 800 acres of an owner's land within a county. Makes additional technical conforming changes. Effective for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2019.