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Witnesses urge clarification that CAUV recoupment not applied to qualifying conservation land

Senate Ways and Means Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary

At a second hearing, the Stream and Wetlands Foundation urged passage of Senate Bill 285 to clarify that CAUV recoupment does not apply to conservation land exempt under Revised Code section 5707.09; witnesses said recoupment should apply only if land is later converted to non-conservation uses.

Witness testimony at the Senate Ways and Means Committee described Senate Bill 285 as a technical clarification to Ohio law on property-tax recoupment. Vince Messerly, president of the Stream and Wetlands Foundation, said the bill would make clear that CAUV (Current Agricultural Use Value) recoupment does not apply to conservation…

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