SB126: Bill Text

SB126,3,10 2. "Tract" has the meaning given in s. 77.87 (3m) (a) 2.

SB126,3,17 (b) Notwithstanding the amounts specified under sub. (2), if the department determines that an owner's managed forest land qualifies for an extension of the due date for the payment of yield taxes under s. 77.87 (3m), and if that determination is based on a catastrophic event that occurred within the 15 years immediately preceding the expiration of the managed forest land order for the land, the owner may pay the amount specified in this subsection instead of the amount specified under sub. (2).

SB126,3,25 (c) For 10 years following the expiration of the managed forest land order in effect at the time of the catastrophic event, an owner of managed forest land described under par. (b) may pay, for those tracts that qualify for an extension of the due date of yield taxes under s. 77.87 (3m), the annual per acre amount established under the order in effect at the time of the catastrophic event, provided that the managed forest land continues to be subject to a managed forest land order. During the 10-year period described in this paragraph, sub. (2) (c) and (cm) does not apply to the amount that is due and payable under this subsection.

SB126, s. 6 Section 6. 77.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,4,7 77.87 (3) Payment. A Except as provided in sub. (3m), a tax assessed under sub. (1) or (2) is due and payable to the department on the last day of the next month following the date the certificate is mailed to the owner. The department shall collect interest at the rate of 12% per year on any tax that is paid later than the applicable due date under this subsection or sub. (3m) (c). Amounts received shall be credited to the conservation fund.

SB126, s. 7 Section 7. 77.87 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB126,4,9 77.87 (3m) Extension. (a) In this subsection:

SB126,4,11 1. "Catastrophic event" means damage caused by fire, ice, snow, wind, flooding, insects, or disease.

SB126,4,12 2. "Tract" means a quarter-quarter-quarter section of managed forest land.

SB126,4,15 (b) An owner of managed forest land may file a request with the department to extend the due date for the payment of a tax assessed under sub. (1) or (2) on merchantable timber cut on one or more tracts if all of the following apply:

SB126,4,18 1. A catastrophic event caused a 50 percent or more reduction in the total stumpage value of the merchantable timber on all of the tracts for which the request is filed.

SB126,4,20 2. The tracts for which the request is filed constitute at least 15 percent of the land under the owner's managed forest land order.

SB126,5,5 (c) A request under par. (b) shall be signed by the owner and a department forester who certifies that the owner is eligible for an extension as provided under par. (b). The department may deny a request that meets the requirements under par. (b) only if the owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect on the date that the owner files the request for extension or if there are delinquent property or yield taxes on the land. If the request is denied, the department shall state the reason for the denial in writing. If the request is approved, the department shall extend the due date for the payment of taxes assessed under sub. (1) or (2) for 10 years following the date on which the department mails a copy of the certificate of assessment to the owner.

SB126, s. 8 Section 8. 77.88 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,5,10 77.88 (5) (a) 1. An amount equal to the past tax liability multiplied by the number of years the land was designated as managed forest land, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and (2m) and 77.87 and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m).

SB126, s. 9 Section 9. 77.88 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,5,14 77.88 (5) (a) 2. Five percent of the stumpage value of the merchantable timber on the land, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and (2m) and 77.87 and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m).

SB126, s. 10 Section 10. 77.88 (5) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,5,23 77.88 (5) (ar) 1. For the portion of the land that is designated as managed forest land under the original order, an amount equal to the product of the total net property tax rate in the municipality in the year prior to the year in which the expanded order is approved and the assessed value of the land for the same year, as computed by the department of revenue, multiplied by the number of years under the original order, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (2m) and 77.87, and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m), during the time the land was designated as managed forest land under the original order.

SB126, s. 11 Section 11. 77.88 (5) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,6,7 77.88 (5) (ar) 2. An amount equal to the product of the total net property tax rate in the municipality in the year prior to this withdrawal and the assessed value of the land for the same year, as computed by the department of revenue, multiplied by the number of years the land was designated as land under the expanded order, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (am) and (2m) and 77.87, and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m), during the time the land is designated as managed forest land under the expanded order.

SB126, s. 12 Section 12. 77.88 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,6,12 77.88 (5) (b) 1. An amount equal to the past tax liability multiplied by the number of years since the renewal, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and (2m) and 77.87 and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m).

SB126, s. 13 Section 13. 77.88 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,6,16 77.88 (5) (b) 2. Five percent of the stumpage value of the merchantable timber on the land, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and (2m) and 77.87 and less any amounts payable by the owner under s. 77.87 (3m).

SB126, s. 14 Section 14. 77.89 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB126,6,24 77.89 (2) (a) Each municipal treasurer shall pay 20% of each payment received under sub. (1) and under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and (2m), 77.85, and 77.876 to the county treasurer and shall deposit the remainder in the municipal treasury. The payment to the county treasurer for money received before November 1 of any year shall be made on or before the November 15 after its receipt. For money received on or after November 1 of any year, the payment to the county treasurer shall be made on or before November 15 of the following year.

SB126, s. 15 Section 15. Initial applicability.

SB126,7,2 (1) This act first applies to merchantable timber damaged on land that is subject to a managed forest land order on the effective date of this subsection.

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