More on Hoeven/Fong property tax rebates
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Sen. Arden Anderson, D-Wahpeton, N.D. letter: Jesse Ventura-type rebates not for N.D.
The Forum
Published Sunday, April 08, 2007
Increased state funding of schools and property tax relief are the main two issues to be addressed by the North Dakota Legislature in 2007. There have been many proposals and a few are still alive as the Legislature moves toward its final weeks.
I would like to address an amendment being considered for one of the proposals.
House Bill 1051, which will eventually come to the Senate for a vote, has been on hold a couple of weeks. That is the one with proposed Jesse Ventura-type rebates, caps on mill levies, etc. When the Senate held hearings before the Finance and Tax Committee, there was overwhelming testimony by local officials opposing caps.
When the bill is heard by the full Senate, Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, will be offering an amendment that has merit. It will rewrite the entire bill and provide that the $116 million appropriation be split three ways: 1) $80 million for school per-pupil funding, 2) $16 million for low-income homestead credit property tax relief, and 3) $20 million for state aid for counties and cities.
When schools receive additional state monies, they will be able to drop their mill levies. This is property tax relief.
Read on
Sen. Arden Anderson, D-Wahpeton, N.D. letter: Jesse Ventura-type rebates not for N.D.
The Forum
Published Sunday, April 08, 2007
Increased state funding of schools and property tax relief are the main two issues to be addressed by the North Dakota Legislature in 2007. There have been many proposals and a few are still alive as the Legislature moves toward its final weeks.
I would like to address an amendment being considered for one of the proposals.
House Bill 1051, which will eventually come to the Senate for a vote, has been on hold a couple of weeks. That is the one with proposed Jesse Ventura-type rebates, caps on mill levies, etc. When the Senate held hearings before the Finance and Tax Committee, there was overwhelming testimony by local officials opposing caps.
When the bill is heard by the full Senate, Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, will be offering an amendment that has merit. It will rewrite the entire bill and provide that the $116 million appropriation be split three ways: 1) $80 million for school per-pupil funding, 2) $16 million for low-income homestead credit property tax relief, and 3) $20 million for state aid for counties and cities.
When schools receive additional state monies, they will be able to drop their mill levies. This is property tax relief.
Read on
posted by Dem-NPL at 8:54 PM
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