HB1661 (2020) Compare Changes


Unchanged Version

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1 Property Taxes; Water and Air Pollution Control Facilities; Exemption. Amend RSA 72:12-a, I to read as follows:

I. Any person, firm, or corporation which builds, constructs, installs, or places in use in this state any treatment facility, device, appliance, or installation wholly or partly for the purpose of reducing, controlling, or eliminating any source of air or water pollution shall be entitled to have the value of said facility and any real estate necessary therefor, or a percentage thereof determined in accordance with this section, exempted from the taxes levied under this chapter for the period of years in which the facility, device, appliance, or installation is used in accordance with the provisions of this section. This paragraph shall not apply to privately-owned landfills or ancillary facilities located at such landfills or to sewage disposal systems installed pursuant to RSA 485-A:29 through RSA 485-A:44 and rules adopted pursuant thereto, except that any exemption for a sewage disposal system granted prior to January 1, 2010 shall remain in effect.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect April 1, 2021.

Changed Version

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1 Property Taxes; Water and Air Pollution Control Facilities; Exemption. Amend RSA 72:12-a, I to read as follows:

I. Any person, firm, or corporation which builds, constructs, installs, or places in use in this state any treatment facility, device, appliance, or installation wholly or partly for the purpose of reducing, controlling, or eliminating any source of air or water pollution shall be entitled to have the value of said facility and any real estate necessary therefor, or a percentage thereof determined in accordance with this section, exempted from the taxes levied under this chapter for the period of years in which the facility, device, appliance, or installation is used in accordance with the provisions of this section. This paragraph shall not apply to privately-owned landfills or ancillary facilities located at such landfills , to any electric generating plant that uses fossil fuels or generates high level radioactive waste, or to sewage disposal systems installed pursuant to RSA 485-A:29 through RSA 485-A:44 and rules adopted pursuant thereto, except that any exemption for a sewage disposal system granted prior to January 1, 2010 shall remain in effect.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect April 1, 2021.