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DATE OF REPORT: February 4, 2009
JURISDICTION: United States - Montana
TYPE OF INCENTIVE: 2.b.iii. Property tax reductions
CITATION: MCA 15-6-157, Jobs and Energy Development Incentives Act , HB 3 - 2007 Special Session
STATUS: Law and implementing regulations are in effect.
TIME FRAME Start: May 25, 2007
TIME FRAME End:
DESCRIPTION:
This legislation reduces tax on carbon sequestration equipment and property. It provides permanent property tax rate reductions from 12 percent to 3 percent of market value for new investments in transmission lines for “clean” electricity, “clean” liquid and carbon sequestration pipelines. Property taxes on new generation technology with sequestration goes from 6 percent to 3 percent. New DC converter stations serving two regional power grids go from 6 percent to 2.25 percent. Nonpermanent incentives from 3 percent to 1.5 percent are also available.
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LINKS AND CONTACTS: http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/specsess/0507/BillHtml/HB0003.htm