Fishbonker
Life Member
This bill is part of a huge Ways and Means bill that covers lots of tax stuff. The bill itself is 35 pages long and the explanation section adds 16 more pages.
Link to the bill: SSB 1253
The section in question starts of page 31.
To my understanding, to qualify for the exemption the owner needs to be actively engaged in the operation or management of the forest reservation. The bill calls for the DNR to establish what "actively engaged" actually means. The explanation section of the bill addresses judicial review of the rules the DNR makes and what sections are reviewable by the judiciary.
This bill is similar to the previous one in that the fruit tree reserves would be inspected by either the county assessor or the county conservation board yearly for compliance and the forest reserves would be inspected yearly by the DNR for compliance.
There are several other parts of the forest reserve section of the bill but those above are the biggest changes. I encourage you to read the bill as this is my interpretation, yours may vary and maybe better than mine.
I had a feeling this would resurface as part of a Ways and Means bill. That seems to be the modus operandi of legislators to move unpopular bills into Ways and Means bills as a way to get them passed. The kill em all deer bill went this way this year as well.
The subcommittee assigned meets Wednesday, March 24th at 0830.
Members of the subcommittee are:
Senator Dan Dawson email: SENATOR DAWSON EMAIL
Senator Joe Bolkcom email: SENATOR BOLKCOM EMAIL
Senator Tim Goodwin email: SENATOR GOODWIN EMAIL
Senators Bolkcom and Dawson were on the subcommittee that recommended indefinite postponement of the stand alone forest reserve bill. Hopefully they will recommend cutting this section out of this bill.
The Farm Bureau is registered in favor.
Link to the bill: SSB 1253
The section in question starts of page 31.
To my understanding, to qualify for the exemption the owner needs to be actively engaged in the operation or management of the forest reservation. The bill calls for the DNR to establish what "actively engaged" actually means. The explanation section of the bill addresses judicial review of the rules the DNR makes and what sections are reviewable by the judiciary.
This bill is similar to the previous one in that the fruit tree reserves would be inspected by either the county assessor or the county conservation board yearly for compliance and the forest reserves would be inspected yearly by the DNR for compliance.
There are several other parts of the forest reserve section of the bill but those above are the biggest changes. I encourage you to read the bill as this is my interpretation, yours may vary and maybe better than mine.
I had a feeling this would resurface as part of a Ways and Means bill. That seems to be the modus operandi of legislators to move unpopular bills into Ways and Means bills as a way to get them passed. The kill em all deer bill went this way this year as well.
The subcommittee assigned meets Wednesday, March 24th at 0830.
Members of the subcommittee are:
Senator Dan Dawson email: SENATOR DAWSON EMAIL
Senator Joe Bolkcom email: SENATOR BOLKCOM EMAIL
Senator Tim Goodwin email: SENATOR GOODWIN EMAIL
Senators Bolkcom and Dawson were on the subcommittee that recommended indefinite postponement of the stand alone forest reserve bill. Hopefully they will recommend cutting this section out of this bill.
The Farm Bureau is registered in favor.