Sec. 23.78. MINIMUM TAXABLE VALUE OF TIMBER LAND. The taxable value of qualified timber land appraised as provided by this subchapter may not be less than the appraised value of that land for the taxing unit in the 1978 tax year, except that the taxable value used for any tax year may not exceed the market value of the land as determined by other generally accepted appraisal methods. If the appraised value of timber land determined as provided by this subchapter is less than a taxing unit's appraised value of that land in 1978, the assessor for the unit shall substitute the 1978 appraised value for that land on the unit's appraisal roll.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2263, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 148, ch. 13, Sec. 77, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Appraisal and Assessment
Chapter 23 - Appraisal Methods and Procedures
Subchapter E. Appraisal of Timber Land
Section 23.72. Qualification for Productivity Appraisal
Section 23.73. Appraisal of Qualified Timber Land
Section 23.74. Capitalization Rate
Section 23.751. Late Application for Appraisal as Timber Land
Section 23.76. Change of Use of Land
Section 23.765. Oil and Gas Operations on Land
Section 23.77. Land Ineligible for Appraisal as Timber Land