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Masland introduces bill to reduce current‑use benefit for posted parcels
Summary
Representative Jim Masland introduced legislation (H.291) that would reduce the use-value appraisal benefit by 25% for parcels enrolled in current use that are posted to exclude public recreational access; sponsors framed it as aligning tax benefits with public access.
Representative Jim Masland introduced H.291 and described it as a targeted change to the state’s use-value appraisal program that would reduce the financial benefit for owners who post current‑use land and exclude public recreational access.
Masland said his bill is modeled on a New Hampshire approach and is intended to address owners who enroll acreage in current use but then close the land to public hunting, fishing or other recreation. "If…
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