Sec. 24. (a) Each year, a township assessor, or the county assessor if there is no township assessor for the township, shall assess the fixed property that as of the assessment date of that year is:
(1) owned or used by a public utility company; and
(2) located in the township or county.
(b) The township or county assessor shall determine the assessed value of fixed property. A township assessor shall certify the assessed values to the county assessor on or before April 1 of the year of assessment. However, in a county with a township assessor in every township, the township assessor shall certify the list to the department of local government finance. The county assessor shall review the assessed values and shall certify the assessed values to the department of local government finance on or before April 10 of that year.
(c) This subsection applies to assessment dates after December 31, 2021. The land portion of the fixed property of a utility grade solar energy installation facility shall be assessed at an amount that does not exceed the solar land base rate for the region in which the property is located.
(d) Assessing officials shall follow the normal guidelines and procedures as are applicable under IC 6-1.1-20.6.
(e) This subsection applies to a utility grade solar energy installation facility:
(1) that had the land portion of its fixed property assessed and valued on January 1, 2021, for property taxes first due and payable in 2022; and
(2) for assessment dates after December 31, 2021, but only until the next planned reassessment of the property during the county's four (4) year reassessment cycle under IC 6-1.1-4-4.2.
If, for an assessment date described in subdivision (2), the assessed value of the land portion of the fixed property of a utility grade solar energy installation facility described in this subsection for the January 1, 2021, assessment date is less than the solar land base rate for the region in which the property is located on a particular assessment date, the land portion of the fixed property of a utility grade solar energy installation facility shall be assessed at an amount equal to the assessed value determined for the January 1, 2021, assessment date.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citations: 6-1-44-2 part; 6-1-44-11 part; 6-1-44-12 part.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.24-1986, SEC.11; P.L.6-1997, SEC.31; P.L.90-2002, SEC.75; P.L.88-2005, SEC.10; P.L.146-2008, SEC.98; P.L.191-2021, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Taxation of Public Utility Companies
6-1.1-8-1. Property Owned or Used by Public Utility Company
6-1.1-8-3. Companies Subject to Taxation; Exemptions
6-1.1-8-4. Companies Within and Partially Outside State; Tax Determinations
6-1.1-8-9. Light, Heat, or Power Companies
6-1.1-8-10. Pipe Line Companies
6-1.1-8-11. Railroad Companies
6-1.1-8-13. Sleeping Car Companies
6-1.1-8-14. Street Railway Companies
6-1.1-8-15. Telephone, Telegraph, or Cable Companies
6-1.1-8-17. Water Distribution Companies
6-1.1-8-20. Failure to File Statement; Penalty; Action by Attorney General
6-1.1-8-21. Copies of Various Reports; Requests From Department of Local Government Finance
6-1.1-8-24. Township Assessor or County Assessor Determination of Assessed Values
6-1.1-8-24.5. Solar Land Base Rates; Determination and Release
6-1.1-8-25. Assessment of Distributable Property
6-1.1-8-25.5. New Fixed Property Assessments; Notification
6-1.1-8-26. Valuation of Company Property
6-1.1-8-28. Tentative Assessment by the Department; Appeal Opportunity
6-1.1-8-29. Preliminary Conference; Notice of Final Assessment
6-1.1-8-30. Appeal to Indiana Board; Appeal to Tax Court
6-1.1-8-31. Appeal of Final Judgment; Court Procedure
6-1.1-8-32. Setting Aside Final Determination; Grounds
6-1.1-8-33. Appeal of Township or County Assessor's Assessment of Fixed Property
6-1.1-8-34. Rate of Tax; Time of Payment
6-1.1-8-37. Reassessment of Distributable Property; Refunds or Taxes Due
6-1.1-8-38. Lien; Collection of Delinquent Taxes; Penalties
6-1.1-8-39. Omitted Property; Assessment
6-1.1-8-40. Omitted Property; Rate of Assessment; Interest
6-1.1-8-41. Valuation Methods Used in Other States
6-1.1-8-42. Rules and Regulations; Promulgation