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Senate committee approves repeal of donation-deed authority for tax-forfeited land
Summary
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee voted to pass House Bill 13-99 and House Bill 11-21, removing statutory donation-deed authorities that allowed the Commissioner of State Lands to donate tax-forfeited parcels to cities or for low-income housing after a property went unsold.
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee on an apparent voice vote approved two bills that would remove language allowing the Commissioner of State Lands to donate tax-forfeited parcels to cities or for low-income housing.
House Bill 13-99, introduced by Senator Gary Stubblefield, would repeal the statute authorizing “urban homestead” donation deeds. Stubblefield said the change responds to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and an opinion from the state Attorney General that found the donation process could deny a former owner the opportunity to recover excess proceeds. “This house bill 13 99, deals with the urban homestead donation deed, repealed,” Stubblefield said in committee.
Kelly Boyd, deputy commissioner of state lands,…
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