Effective - 28 Aug 1981
254.070. Commission-owned lands eligible as forest croplands — rate of compensation to county — acreage to be certified by commission. — 1. The commission may classify as forest croplands any lands conveyed to the state for use of the commission. The commission shall pay to the county wherein the state-owned and classified lands are situated a certain sum from the conservation commission fund as a grant in lieu of taxes thereon, which sum shall be set by the commission at not less than fifty cents per acre per year.
2. The grants in lieu of taxes so received by the respective counties shall be placed in the general revenue fund of each such county.
3. The commission shall annually certify to the commissioner of administration and the state auditor the acreage of such lands and the amount payable to each county under the provisions hereof and the treasurer is authorized to pay, and, after appropriations are made as herein provided, such amounts shall be paid to such counties on or before the first day of January following the certification. This section shall not be retroactive.
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(L. 1945 p. 672 § 19, A.L. 1955 p. 316, A.L. 1957 p. 311, A.L. 1965 p. 388, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210, A.L. 1981 H.B. 308)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law
Section 254.010 - Citation of law.
Section 254.020 - Definitions.
Section 254.030 - Forest districts authorized — state forester authorized.
Section 254.050 - Certification of forest croplands, where filed.
Section 254.060 - Transfer of ownership.
Section 254.075 - State-owned lands, exemptions for.
Section 254.080 - Time limit on tax relief for private land — reclassification procedure.
Section 254.085 - State land may retain classification indefinitely.
Section 254.090 - Tax rate on privately owned forest cropland.
Section 254.100 - Private plan of forest management — partial tax relief — revisions.
Section 254.110 - Compensatory payments to counties.
Section 254.120 - Tax relief not to affect valuation of other property.
Section 254.130 - Compliance with forest management rules and regulations required.
Section 254.140 - Firewood and domestic use timber cutting permitted.
Section 254.190 - Separate taxation on certain products.
Section 254.200 - Forest cropland, grounds for declassification — effect of.
Section 254.210 - Owner to reimburse state upon cancellation of classification — penalty.
Section 254.220 - Removal from classification by owner, payments required.
Section 254.230 - State forester and commission employees, duties of.
Section 254.240 - Enforcement powers of state forester and commission employees.
Section 254.250 - Powers of agents of commission.
Section 254.260 - Enforcement of provisions, by whom — duties.