HB 5505

Abstract

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that is used for refining crude oil located in a county of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants, as to which litigation with respect to its assessed valuation is pending or was pending as of January 1, 2011, may be the subject of a real property tax assessment settlement agreement among the taxpayer and taxing districts in which it is situated. Provides that wind turbines and ethanol producing facilities (other than systems, methods, construction, devices, or appliances appurtenant to ethanol producing facilities) are not considered pollution control facilities. In a Section concerning valuation for pollution control facilities, provides that the Department of Revenue shall, when reasonable, (now, the Department "shall") consider certain factors when determining the fair cash value of the facility. Provides that the effective date of a pollution control facility certificate is January 1 of the year in which the certificate is issued. Effective immediately.