Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. Classification
15-6-159. Class sixteen property -- description -- taxable percentage

15-6-159. Class sixteen property -- description -- taxable percentage. (1) Class sixteen property includes high-voltage direct-current converter stations that are constructed in a location and manner so that the converter station can direct power to two different regional power grids.
(2) Class sixteen property does not include property described in subsection (1) for which the standard prevailing rate of wages for heavy construction, as provided in 18-2-414, was not paid during the construction phase.
(3) (a) The department shall determine whether to certify that the property meets the criteria of subsection (1).
(b) If the department finds that a certification previously granted was based on an application that the applicant knew was false or fraudulent, the property must be placed in class nine under 15-6-141. If the application was fraudulent, the applicant may be liable for additional taxes, penalty, and interest from the time that the certification was in effect.
(4) Class sixteen property is taxed at 2.25% of its market value.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 2, Sp. L. May 2007; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 277, L. 2009.

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