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Committee reviews Department of Taxes proposals to speed valuations, widen appeals and add grazing eligibility for small parcels
Summary
The committee examined Department of Taxes proposals to (1) require local assessing officials to value parcels within 30 days and let Property Valuation and Review (PVR) step in if they cannot; (2) adjust revenue sharing when the state performs valuations; and (3) allow grazing-rights income to help small parcels qualify for current-use enrollment.
Legislative counsel Kirby, who handles the tax portfolio for the committee, outlined Department of Taxes proposals that would change how the state and municipalities handle current-use parcel valuations and appeals. Kirby told the committee the bill would set a 30-day deadline for a local assessing official to determine fair-market value when a portion of a parcel is removed from current-use; "if they cannot do it in 30 days, then PVR has the ability to come in and do it," he said.
The department would also give PVR 30 days to value the parcel after stepping in, Kirby said. He described the measure as a procedural fix to address delays caused by municipal staffing shortages and to reduce the period when landowners do not know what land use change tax they will owe.
The proposal would change how revenue is distributed when the state performs the valuation. Currently,…
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