(a) Chambers County may henceforth grant county ad valorem exemptions, including real estate, equipment, and supplies for any manufacturing firm or facility that purchases or leases property for site location in the county, as that location is defined by the county tax assessor, and upon the terms and conditions as hereinafter provided for.
(b) There shall be a five-year period of exemptions from payment of county ad valorem taxes for any manufacturing firm or facility that purchases or leases property for site location in Chambers County.
(c) In order to qualify for the ad valorem tax exemptions, including real estate, equipment, and supplies, provided for in subsection (a), the manufacturing firm or facility must file an application with the county tax assessor. The application shall be subject to the approval of the Chambers County Commission and recorded by the tax assessor upon approval.
(d) The exemption period shall be measured from the date that the qualified firm purchases or leases the manufacturing site real estate. At the end of the exemption period such property shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner as other property within the county.