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Debate over exempting agricultural land under federal easements pits farmers against state agencies
Summary
House Bill 1383 would exempt agricultural land encumbered by federal perpetual easements from property tax; sponsors said decades‑old easements can make large portions of parcels effectively unusable and unfairly taxable.
Representative Green (sponsor) opened a hearing on House Bill 1383 proposing a property‑tax exemption for agricultural land burdened by perpetual federal easements. Sponsor testimony argued many landowners inherited perpetual easements that severely limit productive use and that taxing the entire parcel penalizes owners who can farm only a small portion of a quarter section.
Travis Ziblotny, a Minot farmer who testified in support, said easements frequently depress land values and that some easement payments…
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