2008 Senate Bill 1605: Exempt “vegetative filter strips” from property tax

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Introduced by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on November 6, 2008, to exempt “vegetative filter strips” from property tax through 2018. These are defined in the bill as a “strip or area of vegetation located between a farm field and an area to be protected, including, but not limited to, surface water, a stream, a river, or a sinkhole, that is intended to remove sediment, organic matter, and other pollutants from runoff and wastewater and that contains vegetation” that meets certain requirements specified in the bill.
- Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on November 6, 2008.

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1) Awesome by Anonymous Citizen on November 13, 2008
I have a "special green space" between my cottage and the lake. Where do I go to get the property taxes cancelled?
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2) god help us all by jimc57 on November 13, 2008
we have been in a one state recession for five years and this is the type of legislation that is being presented
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3) 2008 Senate Bill 1605 (Exempt “vegetative filter strips” from property tax ) by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the Senate on November 6, 2008

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