2009 House Bill 5001

Revise allocation of farm development right recapture money

Introduced in the House

May 26, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Bill Caul (R-99)

To revise the allocation of revenue from a “recapture tax” imposed on owners of agricultural property who accepted tax breaks in return for not converting the property to non-agricultural use, and then did so anyway. The bill would place 65 percent of the revenue in a state “agricultural preservation fund” used to buy out farmers’ development rights and other purposes. The money is currently used for similar purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy