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County auditors and school officials warn House Bill 15 would shift taxes, devastate rural budgets
Summary
County auditors and school officials from Lawrence, Gallia and Lake counties told the House Energy Committee that House Bill 15's shift of the tangible personal property tax from generation to transmission would cut local revenues and likely force school layoffs and reductions in emergency services.
County auditors and school officials from several Ohio counties told the House Energy Committee at the third hearing on House Bill 15 that the bill, as written, would substantially reduce local tax revenue in communities that host electric generation facilities and shift the burden to other counties.
Paul Knipp, Lawrence County auditor, said HB 15 proposes "eliminating the public utility personal property or PUP tax on electric generation properties while increasing the PUP assessment rate by 4% for electric transmission properties." He provided county-level numbers: the generation facility in Hamilton Township (Rock Hill Local School District) currently has a PUP value "of little over $219,000,000," while total county transmission valuation is about…
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