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Neb. revenue committee hears bill to restore agricultural classification for land with renewable projects
Summary
Sen. Dan Quick and proponents told the Revenue Committee that LB484 would repeal a 2024 statutory change that county assessors and developers say created ambiguity about when agricultural land loses its preferential assessment because of wind or solar installations.
Senator Dan Quick (R-35) introduced LB484 to the Revenue Committee, saying the bill “would repeal an exemption from agricultural land valuation imposed on land used for commercial purposes” and restore a long‑standing approach to classifying land used primarily for agriculture regardless of limited commercial installations on the parcel.
The measure responds to language in last year’s LB1317 that, proponents said, inserted conflicting guidance into Nebraska statutes. Proponents told the committee the Department of Revenue issued Directive 24‑3 in September that instructed assessors to value land associated with a renewable energy facility at 100% of market value; at the same time older statutory language (cited in testimony as “Nebraska revenue statute 77‑6203 subsection 4”) and long practice set a distinct treatment for agricultural…
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